000 FZNT23 KNHC 071502 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 07 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. AMZ089-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 07 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH SAT AS FRONT APPROACHES THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND WESTERN CUBA FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-072130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 07 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT N OF 19N E OF 84W 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-072130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 07 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 78W. .THU AND FRI...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 10N W OF 80W NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-072130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 07 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 73W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 73W 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 14N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N E OF 64W. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 72W 20 TO 25 KT AND E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 17N W OF 73W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 17N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 17N. $$ AMZ087-072130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 07 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 17N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 17N. ISOLATED SHOWERS FROM 11N TO 17N. .SAT...FROM 10N TO 19N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 07 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH FROM 31N79W SW TO ACROSS S FLORIDA AND WESTERN CUBA WILL DRIFT NE THROUGH EARLY WED. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE AREA DURING WED MERGING WITH THE TROUGH FROM 31N67W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY THU AFTERNOON...AND BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE NW WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-072130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 07 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NW OF TROUGH N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT NW OF TROUGH 3 TO 5 FT. FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS... AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT AND W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 23N W OF 68W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE W OF 70W...AND N OF 23N E OF 70W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND TROUGH N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT AND W OF BAHAMAS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR TROUGH. .THU...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE