000 FZNT23 KNHC 051645 AAA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...UPDATED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1145 AM EST SAT FEB 05 2011 UPDATED SEAS SW CARIBBEAN ZONE FOR MON...AND SW N ATLC ZONE FOR WINDS W OF FRONT MON AND TUE PERIODS 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. AMZ089-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1145 AM EST SAT FEB 05 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN AS WELL AS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT ...THEN STALL AND LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT OVER THE SE GULF OF MEXICO SUN. A SECOND COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN MON...REACH FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NE HONDURAS EARLY TUE...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-052130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1145 AM EST SAT FEB 05 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 82W SE TO S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF 82W 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 19N. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PORTION MON AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 80W 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-052130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W...UPDATED 1145 AM EST SAT FEB 05 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BETWEEN 79W AND 82W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 82W. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 80W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT....EXCEPT WITHIN 75 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 81W. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 81W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 81W. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-052130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1145 AM EST SAT FEB 05 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT... EXCEPT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-052130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1145 AM EST SAT FEB 05 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TONIGHT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 15N. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...FROM 11N TO 19N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...S OF 20N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL ...SUBSIDING TO 8 10 FT WED. N OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1145 AM EST SAT FEB 05 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION LATE THIS AFTERNOON...REACH FROM NEAR 31N76W TO WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUN. THE FRONT WILL THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN LATER ON SUN AS IT REACHES FROM 31N74W TO NEAR THE NW BAHAMAS ...THEN BEGIN TO DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT FROM NEAR 31N72W TO 28N76W AND STATIONARY TO NW BAHAMAS. A SECOND COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST MON...REACH FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE MON NIGHT...FROM 29N65W TO EASTERN CUBA LATE TUE NIGHT...AND FROM 27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA WED WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY AND DISSIPATES. $$ AMZ080-052130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...UPDATED 1145 AM EST SAT FEB 05 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N E OF 77W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 30N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 30N BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT N OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BETWEEN FRONT AND 75W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS EARLY...DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE...AND 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE