000 FZNT23 KNHC 090314 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED FEB 08 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE 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. $$ AMZ082-090930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED FEB 08 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N E OF 85W...AND N OF 16N W OF 85W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 84W NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT AND NE 15 TO 20 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL. .MON...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-090930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED FEB 08 2012 .TONIGHT AND THU...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 10N W OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .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. $$ AMZ086-090930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST WED FEB 08 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 70W TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 13N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-090930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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. $$ AMZ088-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED FEB 08 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK SURFACE LOW NEAR 28N75W WILL LIFT NE TO 31N72W WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING INTO THE NW BAHAMAS LATE TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MERGE WITH THE TROUGH THU FROM 31N69W TO 27N74W AND STATIONARY TO WESTERN CUBA. THE COLD FRONT WILL STALL FROM 30N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI MORNING AND BECOME ORIENTED ALONG 25N FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN PORTION SAT AND REACH FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY LATE SUN AND MOVE E OF THE AREA ON MON. $$ AMZ080-090930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED FEB 08 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 77W AND N OF 28N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF BAHAMAS S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 29N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT FROM 25N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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