000 FZNT23 KNHC 010921 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST WED FEB 01 2012 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. AMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED FEB 01 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH SAT... THEN WEAKEN SUN. $$ AMZ082-011530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED FEB 01 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 19N W OF NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 80W AND S OF 17N E OF 80W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 19N W OF 83W E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 19N W OF 83W 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-011530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED FEB 01 2012 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-011530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST WED FEB 01 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. W OF 70W AND N OF 16N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...W OF 68W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 74W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 74W 9 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W OF 65W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 72W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-011530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED FEB 01 2012 .TODAY THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N. .THU NIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 17N E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 14N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED FEB 01 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION WILL BEGIN TO BE REPLACED BY STRONGER HIGH PRES THAT BUILDS SE FROM U.S. EASTERN SEABOARD ON THU NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE FAR NE WATERS FRI. THE HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SE THROUGH SAT...THEN SHIFT E AND WEAKEN SUN ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO FAR NW WATERS. $$ AMZ080-011530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED FEB 01 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 29N WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT...THEN TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF BAHAMAS AND ELSEWHERE S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO2 0 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NE PART. .FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NE PART EARLY. .SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 77W BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT AND NE 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL... EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N OF 29N E OF 70W W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 29N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS ...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE