000 FZNT23 KNHC 120256 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 SAT FEB 11 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. AMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL REACH FROM HISPANIOLA TO HONDURAS LATE SUN WHERE IT WILL STALL AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. THE FRONT WILL CLIP THE NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE EARLY MON WHERE IT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN TO A SHEAR LINE THROUGH TUE AND DISSIPATE BY EARLY WED. FRESH TRADES WILL RETURN TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN BY TUE AS HIGH PRES BECOMES ESTABLISHED NW OF THE FRONT. $$ AMZ082-120930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT INCREASING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF 80W EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL W OF 80W. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 18N E OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 83W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-120930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT FROM 11N TO 12N E OF 76W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 10N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 13N W OF 82W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT FROM 11N TO 12N E OF 76W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 10N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-120930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 12N W OF 74W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING W TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 12N W OF 73W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT AND MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT AND MON. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 12N W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-120930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 19N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 18N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL TUE. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 13N TUE NIGHT. .WED AND THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO CUBA NEAR 23N78W WILL EXTEND FROM 26N65W TO HISPANIOLA SUN AND REACH FAR SE WATERS BY MON AND STALL AS A SHEAR LINE JUST SE OF THE AREA TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE NW WATERS TUE. A WEAK FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH WATERS N OF 28N WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-120930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 29N WITHIN 480 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N W OF 77W SUN NIGHT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 28N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 74W AND 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF 74W. S OF 23N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. REMAINDER AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND THU...N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT ON WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 22N TO 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER