000 FZNT23 KNHC 020926 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST WED MAR 02 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. AMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED MAR 02 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH TODAY 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 POSSIBLY MOVE INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN. $$ AMZ082-021530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED MAR 02 2011 .TODAY...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 17N E OF 83W 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 18N W OF 84W 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 17N E OF 81W AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-021530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED MAR 02 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 81W 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 AND SUN...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 81W. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-021530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST WED MAR 02 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N. .THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FROM 15N TO 18N W OF 68W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FROM 15N TO 18N W OF 68W 5 TO 7 FT AND 2 TO 3 FT FAR NW PORTION. $$ AMZ087-021530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED MAR 02 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...EXCEPT S OF 16N 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS FROM 12N TO 18N. .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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL S OF 16N AND 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL N OF 16N...HIGHEST FAR NW. $$ AMZ088-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED MAR 02 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING RIDGE FROM 26N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT NE OF THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO THE FLORIDA KEYS ADVANCES EASTWARD. THE COLD FRONT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM 28N65W TO WESTERN CUBA TONIGHT...FROM 25N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU MORNING...THEN SLOWLY MOVE S AND DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT RESULTING IN FRESH WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WED THROUGH SAT. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN SUN AS IT SLIDES EASTWARD AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE SE U.S. $$ AMZ080-021530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED MAR 02 2011 .TODAY...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN FRONT AND 74W N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL ...EXCEPT BETWEEN FRONT AND 74W 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 23N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NE AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. 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 WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT AND SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN 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 W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE