000 FZNT23 KNHC 182105 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 405 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...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. AMZ001-190915- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 405 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL REACH FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE E GULF OF HONDURAS EARLY THU...THEN STALL FROM HISPANIOLA TO SE NICARAGUA EARLY FRI...GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THROUGH SAT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL RETURN NIGHTLY ALONG THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA OVER THE WEEKEND. LARGE NW SWELLS WILL PROPAGATE ACROSS THE TROPICAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG TRADES WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE TROPICAL WATERS AND E CARIBBEAN OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ011-190915- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 405 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL...AND BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ013-190915- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 405 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TONIGHT...BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ015-190915- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 405 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ017-190915- GULF OF HONDURAS- 405 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 87W...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 17N W OF 87W...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ019-190915- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 405 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ021-190915- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 405 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ023-190915- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 405 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ025-190915- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 405 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND PASSAGES...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ027-190915- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 405 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ029-190915- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 405 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ031-190915- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 405 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE... NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ033-190915- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 405 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ035-190915- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 405 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ037-190915- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 405 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ039-190915- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 405 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ101-190915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 405 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N71W THROUGH ANDROS ISLAND AND TO W CUBA LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL REACH FROM 31N67W TO E CUBA TONIGHT...PASS THROUGH BERMUDA AND THE WINDWARD PASSAGE ON THU...THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE ACROSS THE TROPICAL WATERS N OF HISPANIOLA ON FRI. THE POST FRONTAL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BRIEFLY TO MINIMAL GALE TONIGHT ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 30N. A RIDGE WILL BUILD E ACROSS THE AREA ALONG 27N ON FRI...GRADUALLY BECOME ORIENTED FROM 31N72W TO PORT CANAVERAL ON SUN...THEN SHIFT S ON SUN NIGHT ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS. $$ AMZ111-190915- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 405 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 29N W OF 79W... AND 11 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N OF 29N W OF 79W...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ113-190915- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 405 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N OF 29N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 29N...AND 7 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT N OF 29N... AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ115-190915- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 405 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 29N...AND 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 29N...AND 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ117-190915- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 405 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ119-190915- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 405 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 25N...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 25N...AND 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ121-190915- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 405 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ123-190915- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 405 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TONIGHT...W PORTIONS...NW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. ELSEWHERE S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E OF FRONT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ125-190915- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 405 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ127-190915- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 405 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF 60W...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING