000 FZNT23 KNHC 220247 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 21 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. AMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON FEB 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 18N55W TO JUST E OF LEEWARD ISLANDS WILL DISSIPATE TUE MORNING. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES THEN BUILDS S ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC WED NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRI...THEN SLIDES E THROUGH SAT. TRADES INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC THU THROUGH SAT. LARGE N SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE NIGHT IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND ATLC PASSAGES AND IN THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE THROUGH EARLY THU. A NEW SET OF N SWELLS THEN MOVES THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-220930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON FEB 21 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N E OF 81W 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 19N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 19N. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT GULF OF HONDURAS AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. $$ AMZ084-220930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON FEB 21 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 10N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BETWEEN 81W AND 83W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 83W. S OF 10N E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 82W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 AND WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 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 THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W 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. $$ AMZ086-220930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST MON FEB 21 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 69W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 15N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N E OF 68W 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL W OF 67W...AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 67W. $$ AMZ087-220930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON FEB 21 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL FROM 11N TO 17N...AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 11N. N OF 17 NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU. N OF 17N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF LINE FROM 12N55W TO 11N62W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON FEB 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 26N65W 1021 MB WILL MOVE SE THROUGH WHILE WEAKENING AND SHIFT SE OF AREA TUE NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT WILL BE PUSHING S TO NEAR 30N BY LATE TUE NIGHT INTO EARLY WED MORNING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 27N65W TO 30N81W BY WED NIGHT...THEN MOVE E OF AREA EARLY THU AS A STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS SE ACROSS THE AREA. THE RIDGE WILL THEN SHIFT E FROM 29N65W TO S FLORIDA BY LATE FRI AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE SE U.S. THE FRONT WILL THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN OVER SE GEORGIA AND NORTHERN FLORIDA BY LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-220930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON FEB 21 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 76W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 76W AND 79W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 80W. N OF 29N E OF 76W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL BETWEEN 71W AND 79W...8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF 71W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 79W. S OF 25N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 78W 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N OF FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N W OF 73W W TO NW WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 79W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 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 NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF FRONT BETWEEN 72W AND 78W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 78W AND 80W... AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 80W. 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NE PART...MOVING E OF AREA MON NIGHT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 77W SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE...AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N E OF 75W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL LATE...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 29N WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 77W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 77W. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT AND W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE