000 FZNT23 KNHC 220830 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST TUE FEB 22 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. AMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE FEB 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA MOVES E AND WEAKENS THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC WED NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRI...THEN SLIDE E. TRADES WILL INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC THU THROUGH SAT. LARGE N SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT. SECOND SET OF N SWELLS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-221530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE FEB 22 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT GULF OF HONDURAS AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. $$ AMZ084-221530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE FEB 22 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ086-221530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST TUE FEB 22 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL ATLC PASSAGES. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N E OF 68W 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 67W...AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 67W. $$ AMZ087-221530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE FEB 22 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 12N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE FEB 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES E OF AREA WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT FURTHER E TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH S TO NEAR 30N TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 27N65W TO 30N81W WED NIGHT... THEN MOVE E OF AREA THU AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE AREA. RIDGE SHIFTS E FRI AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE SE U.S. $$ AMZ080-221530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE FEB 22 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N W OF 73W W TO NW WIND 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 ISOLATED 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 WINDS 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. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 77W SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE.. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT 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 SW WINDS 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 MUNDELL