000 FZNT23 KNHC 011536 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL ISSUED OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER/OFB WASHINGTON DC 1030 AM EST TUE MAR 01 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. AMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE MAR 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH WED NIGHT AND WEAKEN ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. A NEW AREA OF STRONG HIGH WILL THEN BUILD SE ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC THU THROUGH SAT INCREASING TRADES SOME OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA. $$ AMZ082-291530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE MAR 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N. .WED THROUGH THU...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 18N W OF 84W 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-291530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE MAR 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 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 BETWEEN 80W AND 82W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 82W. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 80W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 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 6 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 WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 80W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-291530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST TUE MAR 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W AND N OF 14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 15N W OF 71W 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 72W. .WED THROUGH FRI...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT... EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W AND S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W...AND S OF 14N W OF 71W 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-291530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE MAR 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...FROM 13N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N. S OF 13N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT WED. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N AND NE SWELL S OF 19N...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT NW PORTION BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SAT. $$ AMZ088-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE MAR 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING RIDGE FROM 26N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED EVENING IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N69W TO S FLORIDA THIS EVENING AND FROM 30N65W TO THE KEYS BY WED MORNING...THEN BECOME A STATIONARY FRONT EARLY THU...THEN WEAKENING TO A TROUGH FROM 23N65W TO EASTERN CUBA LATE THU. THE TROUGH WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE SE OF THE AREA FRI AND SAT. HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL STRENGTHEN THU THROUGH SAT AS IT MOVES EASTWARD. $$ AMZ080-291530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE MAR 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 68W SW WINDS 20 KT... EXCEPT NW OF FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF 68W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 75W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS ...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT BETWEEN FRONT AND 77W 8 TO 11 FT. 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 NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...NW OF STATIONARY FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF STATIONARY FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT SE OF LINE FROM 24N65W TO 20N74W AND SW OF BAHAMAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W E TO SE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 75W...AND 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS...4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER MCRANDAL