000 FZNT23 KNHC 122230 CCA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...CORRECTED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST SAT FEB 12 2011 CORRECTED CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC SYNOPSIS 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. AMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...CORRECTED 430 PM EST SAT FEB 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO A FRONTAL WAVE NEAR 30N86W THEN DROPS S AS A STATIONARY FRONT INTO THE GULF OF HONDURAS. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE SE WHILE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN NIGHT. AS A RESULT...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE W CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE...THEN DIMINISH WED THROUGH FRI AS THE HIGH SLIDES EASTWARD. TRADES WILL ALSO DIMINISH OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC WATERS WED THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-130330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT FEB 12 2011 .TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 1O FT...HIGHEST W OF 85W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 17N E OF 83W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF 82W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 82W. $$ AMZ084-130330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT FEB 12 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT TO 9 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST. S OF 11N E OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N W OF 81W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT ...HIGHEST WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-130330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SAT FEB 12 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N MAINLY E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 15N E OF 67W. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N E OF 67W...AND N OF 15N W OF 71W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST FAR E AND SW PORTIONS. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 15N W OF 66W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE N TO NE 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E OF 65W. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-130330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT FEB 12 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW OF LINE FROM 22N55W TO 20N65W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT NW OF LINE FROM 22N55W TO 20N65W BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT FEB 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL REACH FROM 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SUN...THEN SLOWLY MOVE SE MON THROUGH TUE WHILE WEAKENING. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION MON NIGHT...ACCELERATE SE AND MERGE WITH THE REMNANTS OF THE FIRST FRONT TUE NIGHT. THE MERGED FRONT WILL THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA WED AS HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS W TO E ALONG 31N. $$ AMZ080-130330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT FEB 12 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 6 TO 8 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N W OF 80W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT E OF FRONT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO N BEHIND SECOND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND SECOND FRONT. FROM 27N TO 29N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT ...EXCEPT BEHIND SECOND FRONT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT NW TO N LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT BEHIND SECOND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE MON NIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 74W N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 74W 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 79W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 26N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N W OF 72W BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 76W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS ...AND ALSO N OF 27N W OF 79W. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE