000 FZNT23 KNHC 191519 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT LIES FROM 22N55W TO PUERTO RICO THEN STATIONARY TO 16N70W AND DISSIPATING OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN. FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THEN DISSIPATE TONIGHT WHILE THE E PORTION DRIFTS E ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC...GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THROUGH SAT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN MON NIGHT INTO TUE. $$ AMZ082-192130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT....EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-192130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 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. $$ AMZ086-192130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 69W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 14N E OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 15N W OF 69W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 14N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-192130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 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. $$ AMZ088-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS AREA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUN AS THE PARENT HIGH CENTER SHIFTS E FROM GEORGIA ON SUN TO S OF BERMUDA MON. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS MON NIGHT REACHING CENTRAL WATERS TUE AS A WAVE DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT N OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ AMZ080-192130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 72W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 FT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT E OF 76W. FROM 22N TO 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF 72W AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 72W...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 72W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 76W. FROM 23N TO 28N E OF 72W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 23N TO 28N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF 76W AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF 76W. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .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 BECOMING SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 70W AND S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W. 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...E OF FRONT N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST N PART. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NE PART. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER