000 FZNT23 KNHC 020857 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST WED FEB 02 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. AMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED FEB 02 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE SAT AND DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN ON SUN. $$ AMZ082-021530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED FEB 02 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N E OF 82W TONIGHT. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 19N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-021530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED FEB 02 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT E OF 78W ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 14 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 TO 25 KT E OF 78W ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 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 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-021530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST WED FEB 02 2011 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COASTS OF COLOMBIA AND HISPANIOLA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-021530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED FEB 02 2011 .TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 14N TO 20N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED FEB 02 2011 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 31N65W TO NW BAHAMAS WILL REMAIN THERE THROUGH THU THEN DISSIPATE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT ENTERS THE NW WATERS WED AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N74W TO NEAR VERO BEACH FLORIDA BY THU MORNING. THE W PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT INTO NW WATERS AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH FRI MORNING AS THE E PORTION MOVES E OF THE AREA. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS SAT MORNING AND LIE FROM 31N74W TO S FLORIDA SUN MORNING. $$ AMZ080-021530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED FEB 02 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND BECOMING NW TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE THU AND THU NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF 72W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 29N EARLY AND BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WIND BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER