000 FZNT23 KNHC 020243 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD TONIGHT 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. A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL STALL ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN NIGHT WITH A PRE FRONTAL TROUGH MOVING INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-300330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 01 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 19N. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 18N W OF 84W 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT BEHIND PRE FRONTAL TROUGH FAR NW PART LATE...AND VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT S OF 17N E OF 81W. $$ AMZ084-300330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 01 2011 .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 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 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 AND THU NIGHT...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. .SUN...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-300330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 01 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 67W. .WED THROUGH FRI...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W AND S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W...AND S OF 14N W OF 71W 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH N SWELLS THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. W OF 69W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-300330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 01 2011 .TONIGHT...FROM 13N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE 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. .SUN...N OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING RIDGE FROM 30N57W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT NE OF THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH WED EVENING IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS NW PORTIONS. THE COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM NEAR 31N68W TO NEAR FORT LAUDERDALE THIS EVENING AND WILL REACH FROM 30N65W TO THE LOWER FLORIDA KEYS BY WED MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN FROM 25N65W TO W CUBA ALONG 80W THU MORNING...THEN SINK SLOWLY S AND DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT TO PRODUCE FRESH WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WED THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-300330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE MAR 01 2011 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. BETWEEN FRONT AND 23N W OF 73W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. BETWEEN FRONT AND 23N E OF 73W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 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 AND THU NIGHT...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. .SUN...N OF 26N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING