000 FZNT23 KNHC 112037 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM 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 SAT MORNING. TRADES WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY SAT OVER THE CARIBBEAN BUT CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS BY SAT AFTERNOON...THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO N COAST OF HONDURAS LATE SUN. $$ AMZ082-120330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 1O FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-120330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE 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 NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 15 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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. .WED...N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-120330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 13N...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-120330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 20 KT TO OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL...BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT EARLY SAT. .SUN THROUGH 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 AND WED...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1015 MB CENTERED NEAR 30N78W WITH COLD FRONT EXTENDING TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE LOW PRES WILL GRADUALLY BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED AND SHIFT NE OF THE AREA THROUGH SAT MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N67W TO E CUBA SAT AFTERNOON...THEN WILL BEGIN TO STALL OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA LATE SUN BEFORE DISSIPATING MON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH FRESH TO STRONG TRADEWINDS PREVAILING TUE THOUGH WED. $$ AMZ080-120330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 .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 AND SUN NIGHT...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. .WED...S OF 29N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.N OF 29N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL