000 FZNT23 KNHC 190917 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI FEB 19 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI FEB 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM PUERTO RICO TO THE SW CARIBBEAN AND COASTAL COSTA RICA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN THEN DRIFT W AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT...WHILE THE E PORTION DRIFT S ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN THIS MORNING...THEN MEANDERS AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATES THROUGH SAT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN MON NIGHT INTO TUE. $$ AMZ082-191530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI FEB 19 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-191530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI FEB 19 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-191530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI FEB 19 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 69W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 14N E OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 15N W OF 69W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 14N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-191530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI FEB 19 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 16N SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI FEB 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS AREA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUN AS THE PARENT HIGH CENTER SHIFTS E FROM SE GEORGIA ON SUN TO S OF BERMUDA MON. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS MON NIGHT REACHING THE SE WATERS TUE NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-191530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI FEB 19 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 27N65W. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR SE WATERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 72W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING