000 FZNT23 KNHC 242142 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST WED FEB 24 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. AMZ089-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT REACH FROM WESTERN CUBA TO EASTERN HONDURAS TONIGHT AND FROM FAR E CUBA TO NE COSTA RICA EARLY THU THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM MONA PASSAGE TO PANAMA FRI. SECOND COLD FRONT PUSH INTO NW CARIBBEAN SAT NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE SUN. $$ AMZ082-250330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NE PART. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE FRI. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDE TO 2 FT E OF FRONT AND BUILD TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF 84W. $$ AMZ084-250330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 5 KT S OF 11N SAT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 FT SAT. $$ AMZ086-250330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 14N E OF 66W INCREASE TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 13N E OF 70W BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W SUN. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-250330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF TROUGH THEN DIMINISH TO 10 KT W OF TROUGH. SEAS 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE LATE. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 17N S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 17N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOME NE LATE. SEAS 7 FT IN NW SWELL BUILD TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE LATE. SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SW AHEAD OF FRONT AND NW TO N BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH OVER FAR SE PART PUSH E OF 65W WITH HIGH PRES W OF IT. COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM 31N66W TO NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA DISSIPATE WHILE REINFORCING COLD FRONT PUSH OFF SE U.S. COAST TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO EASTERN CUBA EARLY THU THEN FROM 30N65W TO EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THU EVENING AND SE OF 65W EARLY FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND FRONT FRI THROUGH SAT WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT AND POSSIBLE AREA OF LOW PRES MOVING SE THROUGH WATERS SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-250330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT... .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 29N WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N E OF 79W. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 77W. FROM 25N TO 28N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE AND 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT E LATE. SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW W OF FRONT. SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 75W SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE. FROM 25N TO 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SW 20 TO 25 KT E OF FRONT AND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SW 15 TO 20 KT E OF FRONT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT AND BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILD TO 6 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS LATE. SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES