000 FZNT23 KNHC 021505 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED MAR 02 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH 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. $$ AMZ082-022130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED MAR 02 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 18N W OF 84W 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 17N E OF 81W AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-022130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED MAR 02 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 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. $$ AMZ086-022130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST WED MAR 02 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W OF 70W...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXPECT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXPECT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-022130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED MAR 02 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...FROM 12N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .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. $$ AMZ088-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED MAR 02 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N65W TO 25N74W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM 28N65W TO WESTERN CUBA TONIGHT...FROM 27N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU MORNING...THEN SLOWLY MOVE S AND DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT RESULTING IN FRESH WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WED THROUGH SAT. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN SUN AS IT SLIDES EASTWARD AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE SE U.S. $$ AMZ080-022130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED MAR 02 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N AND SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT TO 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 23N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...E OF 70W NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 22N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 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 GR/JA