000 FZNT23 KNHC 201514 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 20 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. AMZ089-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 21N55W THROUGH THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TO 17N70W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE CARIBBEAN BY SUN BUT WILL MEANDER OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS N OF 19N THROUGH WED. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT WITH A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WED. $$ AMZ082-202130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 20 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT IN LEE OF CUBA AND 20 TO 25 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 78W AND WINDWARD PASSAGE E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NE 15 KT BEHIND FRONT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-202130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 20 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT T0 30 KT S OF 13N E OF 76W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT AND SUN...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 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 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...E OF 80W S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-202130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 20 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT S OF 15N. E OF 68W S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68N N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-202130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 20 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 16N SE OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 19N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .MON...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM NW WATERS SE TO HISPANIOLA WILL SHIFT E TO A POSITION FROM BERMUDA TO SE FLORIDA LATE MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS MON NIGHT WITH A WAVE DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT TUE. FRONT REACHES FROM 31N68W TO WAVE NEAR 26N70W TO E CUBA LATE TUE AND PUSHES INTO SE WATERS WED NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS WED. $$ AMZ080-202130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 20 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 29N E OF 68W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT E OF 69W WITH HIGHEST SEAS S OF BERMUDA. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 22N. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N E OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS S OF BERMUDA. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR SE WATERS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO W 15 TO 20 BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SE 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 77W TUE NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF FRONTAL WAVE S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE AND SHIFTING TO NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT AND SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND NEW COLD FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE WED NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 73W NW WINDS VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 KT BRIEFLY BEHIND FIRST FRONT THEN SHIFTING TO S 15 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER