000 FZNT23 KNHC 020930 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 THU FEB 02 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. AMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU FEB 02 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH SAT. THE HIGH THEN WEAKENS SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ082-021530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU FEB 02 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 19N W OF 83W E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL MON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-021530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU FEB 02 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 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SAT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT SAT AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...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 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-021530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU FEB 02 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 15N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 15N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 68W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 74W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 74W 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...W OF 65W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 72W DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-021530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU FEB 02 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...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 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU FEB 02 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM 31N72W TO N FLORIDA WILL BE REPLACED BY STRONGER HIGH PRES THAT BUILDS SE INTO THE AREA THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE FAR NE WATERS FRI. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN WHILE SHIFTING E OF AREA SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS SUN...THEN PASS OVER THE NE PORTION MON. $$ AMZ080-021530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU FEB 02 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 74W BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 70W. FROM 26N TO 29N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 70W. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PART. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N 27N BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 77W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 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 28N E OF 70W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS ...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 28N E OF 70W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 30N INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 70W WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE