000 FZNT23 KNHC 122113 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 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. AMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM 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. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL RETURN TO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN BY TUE. $$ AMZ082-130330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 .TONIGHT...W OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 17N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL W OF 80W. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 18N E OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 83W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-130330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 10N E OF 79W 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 79W 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. $$ AMZ086-130330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 12N W OF 73W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT AND MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT AND MON. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 12N W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-130330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 .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 NIGHT...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 THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA MON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE NW WATERS TUE. A SECOND FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH WATERS N OF 28N WED AND THU. A THIRD FRONT WILL PASS OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST FRI AND LIE FROM 31N73W TO 28N80W LATE. $$ AMZ080-130330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N W OF 73W... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 73W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT EXCEPT TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N W OF 78W. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 25N E OF 78W AND 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF 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 IN N SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 TUE NIGHT. 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 TUE NIGHT. 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 SECOND 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. .FRI...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND THIRD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT INCREASING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 28N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW N OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER