000 FZNT23 KNHC 152107 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM 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. THE WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW FOR TRADES TO DIMINISH OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL ATLC WATERS. $$ AMZ082-160330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE FEB 15 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF 82W NE 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-160330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE FEB 15 2011 .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 THROUGH 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. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-160330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST TUE FEB 15 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND NE 20 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...AND WITHIN 90 NM S OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC COAST. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...WITHIN 90 NM S OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC COAST...AND NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-160330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE FEB 15 2011 .TONIGHT 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 AND THU NIGHT...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. .SUN...N OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE FEB 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS..TROUGH FROM 29N65W TO 23N68W. A COLD FRONT LOCATED FROM 31N64W TO 29N69W WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EAST AND MERGE WITH THE FRONTAL TROUGH THIS EVENING. THE MERGED FRONT WILL THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA WED AS HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS FROM W TO E JUST N OF 31N N THROUGH THU THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES S FRI REACHING NEAR 27N BY EARLY SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY MOVE S ACROSS THE NE PART OF THE AREA LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-160330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE FEB 15 2011 .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 AND THU NIGHT...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. .SUN...N OF 26N E OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 KT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AL