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FZNT23 KNHC 140333
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND 
CARIBBEAN SEA   
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST SUN FEB 13 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.

AMZ089-140930-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W  
1030 PM EST SUN FEB 13 2011

.SYNOPSIS...BROAD STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS NW CARIBBEAN DISSIPATE 
TONIGHT.  FRESH TO STRONG NE BREEZE W OF FRONT THROUGH TUE THEN 
DIMINISH WED THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES OVER SW N ATLC MOVES E.  
TRADES ALSO DIMINISH OVER EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC 
WATERS WED THROUGH FRI.

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AMZ082-140930-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
1030 PM EST SUN FEB 13 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 
78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT SHIFT E FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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AMZ084-140930-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W   
1030 PM EST SUN FEB 13 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT 
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT  
EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N 
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.WED...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST 
OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.THU AND FRI...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
N OF 11N W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.

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AMZ086-140930-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 
1030 PM EST SUN FEB 13 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST 
OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT 
IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR 
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR COAST OF 
COLOMBIA.

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AMZ087-140930-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1030 PM EST SUN FEB 13 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT 
IN E SWELL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 
FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.  

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AMZ088-140930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1030 PM EST SUN FEB 13 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 26N65W TO 21N76W DRIFT SE 
THROUGH TUE AND WEAKEN.  SECOND COLD FRONT ENTER NW CORNER MON 
NIGHT AND RACE SE MERGING WITH REMNANTS OF FIRST FRONT TUE 
NIGHT.  MERGED FRONTS MOVE SE OF AREA WED AS HIGH PRES RIDGE 
BUILDS E ALONG 31N THROUGH FRI.

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AMZ080-140930-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
1030 PM EST SUN FEB 13 2011

.TONIGHT...WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 28N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W OF 77W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.  SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT 
IN E SWELL. AREAS OF RAIN EMBEDDED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 70W SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N W OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE MON THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND SECOND 
FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 FT 
BEHIND SECOND FRONT. S OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT.  SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N W OF 75W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. FROM 24N TO 29N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.  
.WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL EXCEPT TO 14 FT E OF 73W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7  
FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 3 
TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES