000 FZNT23 KNHC 071442 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST MON FEB 07 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. AMZ089-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 07 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. TRADES WILL DIMINISH THU OVER THE CARIBBEAN...BUT CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NE HONDURAS LATE TUE THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE WED. $$ AMZ082-072130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 07 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT NW OF FRONT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PORTION MON AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 80W 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W OF 82W SE TO S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT N OF 20N E OF 80W 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-072130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 07 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT....EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 THROUGH 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. .THU...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-072130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST MON FEB 07 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N. .THU...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-072130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 07 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 19N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N. .TUE THROUGH 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. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON FEB 07 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N75W TO FORT PIERCE FLORIDA WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS LOW PRES OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TRACKS NE ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA AND MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST AND INTENSIFIES. THE LOW WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO THE FAR NW WATERS EARLY THIS EVENING...REACH FROM NEAR 31N76W TO 27N81W LATE TONIGHT...FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE MORNING...FROM 29N65W TO NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE TUE NIGHT...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN FROM 28N65W 24N71W AND FRONTAL TROUGH TO EASTERN CUBA WED THEN DISSIPATE THU. A COUPLE OF LOW PRES SYSTEMS WILL PASS TO THE N OF THE AREA THU AND FRI DRAGGING WEAK FRONTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION. $$ AMZ080-072130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON FEB 07 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BETWEEN FRONT AND 75W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PORTION. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS N OF 30N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 30N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT N OF 29N 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL E OF 74W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 74W... EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 73W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION 3 TO 5 FT. OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST S OF 22N. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 25 W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE