000 FZNT23 KNHC 010911 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST TUE FEB 01 2011 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. AMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE FEB 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN S OF 17N THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE SAT. $$ AMZ082-011530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE FEB 01 2011 .TODAY THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT IN SE CORNER. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E E OF 82W WED AND THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 2 0 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA AND BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ AMZ084-011530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE FEB 01 2011 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT E OF 78W ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 10N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 78W ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 10N W OF 82W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ AMZ086-011530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST TUE FEB 01 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COASTS OF COLOMBIA AND HISPANIOLA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-011530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE FEB 01 2011 .TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 11N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE FEB 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT OVER FAR NE WATERS WILL LIFT N OF AREA TODAY. TROUGH FROM 23N65W TO 20N70W WILL MOVE E OF AREA TONIGHT. NEW COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS WED. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA THU MORNING...THEN WEAKEN AS THE E PORTION MOVES E OF THE AREA AND THE W PORTION LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT INTO NW WATERS BY FRI MORNING WHERE IT REMAINS THROUGH SAT MORNING AND THEN PUSHES E AS A COLD FRONT TO 31N75W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-011530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE FEB 01 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W OF 75W BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT AND S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 79W LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS AND S OF 22N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE OF FRONT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 72W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT S W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER