000 FZNT23 KNHC 121436 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 SUN FEB 12 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. AMZ089-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO HONDURAS WILL EXTEND FROM HISPANIOLA TO HONDURAS LATE TONIGHT 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 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. $$ AMZ082-122130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 17N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL W OF 80W. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 18N E OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 83W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-122130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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. 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. $$ AMZ086-122130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 12N W OF 73W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT AND MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT AND MON. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 12N W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-122130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ088-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA MON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE NW WATERS TUE. A WEAK FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH WATERS N OF 28N WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-122130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 70W... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 70W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 22N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. S OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT E OF 76W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 76W. S OF 25N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT E OF BAHAMAS...4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .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 IN N SWELL. .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 AL/DGS