000 FZNT23 KNHC 230253 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E AND WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC WED NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRI...THEN SLIDE E. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE BEGINNING THU ...AND WILL COVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN AS WELL AS THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY SAT. LARGE N SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH TONIGHT. A SECOND SET OF N SWELLS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ082-230930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 22 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 85W SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 85W 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT GULF OF HONDURAS AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 84W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 18N 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-230930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 22 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 80W...AND 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 80W. .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 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 80W. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 81W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-230930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 22 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT ATLC PASSAGES 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N E OF 68W 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 67W...AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 67W. .SUN...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ087-230930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 22 2011 .TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NW BAHAMAS WILL DISSIPATE WED AS A COLD FRONT ALONG 31N W OF 60W ADVANCES SE. THE FRONT WILL WILL WEAKEN AS IT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 27N65W TO NEAR BY WED EVENING....THEN MOVE E OF AREA THU AFTERNOON AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE AREA. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT E FRI ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO DROP S TO NEAR 30N ON SAT WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY THEN LIFTS BACK N AS A WARM FRONT ON SUN. HIGH PRES WILL EXTEND ALONG 28N BY LATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-230930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 22 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N OF FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N W OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN 73W AND 78W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. 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 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 AND THU NIGHT....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 AND SUN...N OF 29N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT E OF 75W 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. 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