000 FZNT23 KNHC 131510 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 MON FEB 13 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. AMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM HISPANIOLA TO NEAR 14N81W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE IN THE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT. THE FRONT IS CLIPPING THE NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE WHERE IT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE AND DISSIPATE BY TUE NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-132130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 13 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 T0 20 KT IN TH WINDWARD PASSAGE AND GULF OF HONDURAS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-132130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 13 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 77W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 10N W OF 79W NE TO E 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 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-132130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST MON FEB 13 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT S OF 12N W OF 72W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT S OF 12N W OF 72W. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 12N W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN MONA PASSAGE TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT ACROSS NE ATLC PASSAGES TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ AMZ087-132130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 13 2012 THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 T0 12 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 60W TONIGHT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL N OF 15N AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 15N. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 20N W OF 60W THU. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON FEB 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 21N65W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE NW WATERS TUE. A SECOND FRONT WILL CLIP THE N WATERS N OF 30N WED AND THU. EXPECT INCREASING SW FLOW ACROSS THE N WATERS FRI AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW PART FRI AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-132130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON FEB 13 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT SE OF FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR