000 FZNT23 KNHC 151459 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 15 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. AMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE E 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. $$ AMZ082-152130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 15 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF 82W NE 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-152130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 15 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 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...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 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. $$ AMZ086-152130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 15 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND NE 20 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...AND WITHIN 90 NM S OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC COAST. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...WITHIN 90 NM S OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC COAST...AND NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-152130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 15 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .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. $$ AMZ088-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS..TROUGH FROM 27N65W TO 22N70W. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION LATER TODAY AND MERGE WITH THE FRONTAL TROUGH THIS EVENING. THE MERGED FRONT WILL THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA WED AS HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS FROM W TO E JUST N OF 31N N THROUGH THU THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES S FRI REACHING NEAR 27N BY EARLY SAT. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S ACROSS THE NE WATERS LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-152130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 15 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... SHIFTING TO E TO SE W OF 75W WED NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 78W AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF 76W AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 76W. .SAT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N THEN BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN NE SWELL AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR/DGS