000 FZNT23 KNHC 230927 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST TUE FEB 23 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. AMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LINGERING FRONTAL TROUGH ACROSS N WATERS WILL DRIFT N AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THIS EVENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WED AND STALL FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO COSTA RICA THU AND FRI. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-231530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED BRIEFLY BEHIND FRONT WED EVENING... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 84W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 84W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW 20 KT WED AFTERNOON AND INCREASING WED NIGHT 25 TO 30 KT. EXCEPT WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT NW WINDS BRIEFLY 30 TO 35 KT WED EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT NW WATERS SAT NIGHT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-231530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2010 .TODAY THROUGH WED...S OF 14N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-231530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-231530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2010 .TODAY...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...N OF 18N W OF 60W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT THEN SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E OF 60W W TO NW WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO S 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...N OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST TODAY AND MOVE E...REACHING FROM 30N70W TO S FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE ACROSS THE ATLC WED...WHILE LIFTING N AS A WARM FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA AND NW BAHAMAS. A SECOND REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN WATERS WED NIGHT REACHING FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA SUNRISE THU...AND FROM BERMUDA TO HISPANIOLA SUNSET THU...AND MOVE SE OF AREA SUNSET FRI. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS SAT. $$ AMZ080-231530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 77W TONIGHT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO TO NW 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT THEN SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND NEW COLD FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT LATE WED NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 73W W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE EARLY WED NIGHT THEN S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. 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 TO 20 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT E OF 73W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING