000 FZNT23 KNHC 082052 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST WED FEB 08 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. AMZ089-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED FEB 08 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA WILL SHIFT E THROUGH SUN AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT AND SLOWLY MOVES THROUGH THE NW CARIBBEAN...DISSIPATING THERE ALONG 18N MON AS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE. $$ AMZ082-090330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED FEB 08 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N E OF 85W...AND N OF 16N W OF 85W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 84W NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT AND NE 15 TO 20 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL. .MON...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-090330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED FEB 08 2012 .TONIGHT...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 THROUGH FRI NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 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. 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 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N FROM 78W TO 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. .SUN AND MON...FROM 11N TO 12N E OF 77W NE WINDS DIMINISHING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-090330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST WED FEB 08 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 70W. .THU THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N OF 27N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W AND S OF 14N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-090330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED FEB 08 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 09N. .SAT...FROM 10N TO 19N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT TO 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SW WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED FEB 08 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK SURFACE LOW JUST N OF GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND WILL LIFT NE TO 31N72W WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING INTO THE NW BAHAMAS TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MERGE WITH THE TROUGH THU FROM 31N69W TO 27N74W AND STATIONARY TO WESTERN CUBA. THE COLD FRONT WILL THEN EXTEND FROM 30N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND BECOME ORIENTED ALONG 25N THROUGH SAT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN PORTION SAT AND REACH FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY LATE SUN AND MOVE E OF THE AREA ON MON. $$ AMZ080-090330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED FEB 08 2012 .TONIGHT...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 N TO NE 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 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 TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 71W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 70W...AND N OF 26N E OF 70W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW 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...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW HALF. .SUN...N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE TO S W OF 77W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 25N E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF 25N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER