000 FZNT23 KNHC 150301 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST MON FEB 14 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. AMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE HONDURAS WILL DISSIPATE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUE. HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WILL SLIDE EASTWARD TO OVER THE CENTRAL SW N ATLC LATE WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT WHILE WEAKENING. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TRADES TO DIMINISH OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL ATLC WATERS. $$ AMZ082-150930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF FRONT S OF 19N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF 81W NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT... HIGHEST S OF 17N E OF 85W. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF 81W NE 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 19N AND GULF OF HONDURAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-150930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 11N E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 5 T0 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N W TO NW 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 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...EXCEPT W OF 82W 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-150930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 69W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 72W NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 72W 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N E OF 70W. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N AND ALSO N OF 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 72W NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 72W...AND WITHIN 90 NM S OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC COAST NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-150930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT WED. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT N OF LINE FROM 22N57W TO 19N65W BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL DURING THE AFTERNOON. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL BECOME A REMNANT FRONTAL TROUGH OVERNIGHT INTO TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION TONIGHT...AND MERGE WITH THE FRONTAL TROUGH TUE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MERGED FRONT WILL THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA WED AS HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS FROM W TO E JUST N OF 31N N THROUGH THU...THEN WEAKENS AS IT DROPS S FRI REACHING NEAR 27N BY EARLY SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH S ACROSS THE NE WATERS LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-150930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON FEB 14 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT OVERNIGHT. N OF 28N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FIRST FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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...HIGHEST NE PART. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W SHIFTING TO E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 74W 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND EASTERN CUBA AND WINDWARD PASSAGE 6 TO 8 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF 79W 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND CUBA. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 75W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND CUBA AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE SW OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT W OF 74W SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM 24N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND EASTERN CUBA AND 2 TO 3 ELSEWHERE SW OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE