000 FZNT23 KNHC 091535 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST WED FEB 09 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. AMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 09 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH THU. TRADES WILL DIMINISH FRI OVER THE CARIBBEAN BUT CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT AND WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO E HONDURAS BY LATE SAT WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ082-092130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 09 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PORTION LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ084-092130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 09 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W 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 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 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 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-092130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST WED FEB 09 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN... E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-092130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 09 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED FEB 09 2011 .SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST THU MORNING AND STALL FROM 31N69W TO 26N80W THU NIGHT. WEAK LOW PRES WILL FORM ALONG THE BOUNDARY AND MOVE NE OF THE AREA THROUGH FRI. THE COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT SE AND STALL AGAIN FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY EARLY SUN. $$ AMZ080-092130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED FEB 09 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 74W AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 22N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF BAHAMAS W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. N OF 22N E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N E OF FRONT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS/CHRISTENSEN