000 FZNT23 KNHC 282050 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST MON FEB 28 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. AMZ089-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES FROM THE TROPICAL N ATLC ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL STEADILY DIMINISH TUE THROUGH WED...AND MAINTAIN AT MODERATE TO FRESH THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-290330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 83W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 83W. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-290330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 77W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 77W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 10N E OF 80W E TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 80W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-290330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 13N W OF 71W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-290330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD LATE TONIGHT. THIS WILL ENABLE A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST TUE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA TUE NIGHT AND FROM 31N65W TO S FLORIDA WED THEN STALL AS A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N65W TO 24N64W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU THEN WEAKEN TO A TROUGH FRI DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-290330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 23N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 23N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 25N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS...4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL