000 FZNT23 KNHC 110855 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI FEB 11 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. AMZ089-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI FEB 11 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 FRI. TRADES WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY SAT OVER THE CARIBBEAN BUT CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE BY EARLY SAT...AND FROM EASTERN CUBA THE GULF OF HONDURAS BY LATE SAT...THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE NICARAGUA LATE SUN. $$ AMZ082-111530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 .TODAY...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 1O FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-111530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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. .MON AND TUE...N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-111530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-111530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...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. .TUE...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N67W TO THE NW BAHAMAS WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY THEN CONTINUES SW ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WEAK LOW PRES WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY BY LATE TODAY AND SHIFT NE...BRINGING A NEW SHOT COLD AIR OFF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST. THE REINFORCED COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY EARLY SAT FOLLOWED BY FRESH NW WINDS...FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO EASTERN CUBA BY LATE SAT...THEN WILL BEGIN TO STALL OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA LATE SUN BEFORE DISSIPATING MON. EXPECT INCREASING WINDS OVER THE N WATERS N OF 29N LATE MON INTO TUE. $$ AMZ080-111530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 .TODAY...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS W OF 78W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 22N. S OF FRONT W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT AND E OF THE BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF THE BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27 N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR