000 FZNT23 KNHC 200836 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SUN FEB 20 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. AMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. NEW HIGH BUILDS N OF THE AREA MON THROUGH WED ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO INCREASE...THEN DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF THE AREA WED AND BEGIN TO INCREASE SOME THU. LARGE LONG PERIOD N SWELLS WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN MON AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TUE IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND ATLC PASSAGES...AND IN THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE THROUGH EARLY THU. $$ AMZ082-201530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 17N E OF 80W NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 17N E OF 80W 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 18N W OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. .WED AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT GULF OF HONDURAS AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N. $$ AMZ084-201530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT MON. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 10N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 10N W OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-201530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 .TODAY THROUGH MON...W OF 67W INCLUDING WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT MON. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S OF 17N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W TUE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF 70W. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .WED AND THU...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 72W NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 72W 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-201530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 13N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 14N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL... EXCEPT N OF 15N BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 29N65W TO 27N74W WILL EXIT THE AREA LATER TODAY. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE S INTO THE AREA TONIGHT... THEN WEAKEN OVER THE EASTERN PORTION MON AND MON NIGHT AS A STRONGER COLD FRONT PUSHES S TO ALONG 30N BY LATE TUE...AND WEAKENS FROM NEAR 27N65W TO 30N81W BY LATE WED. HIGH PRES WILL EXTEND FROM N OF THE AREA TO JUST N OF FLORIDA BY LATE THU. $$ AMZ080-201530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. N OF 26N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON AND SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL BETWEEN 74W AND 78W TONIGHT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL E OF 71W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 71W. FROM 25N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 71W AND 7 TO 10 FT E OF 71W. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF FRONT E OF 77W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 77W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 77W SHIFTING TO E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL