000 FZNT23 KNHC 132119 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 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. AMZ089-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM HISPANIOLA TO 17N78W TO 13N82W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE IN THE CARIBBEAN OVERNIGHT. THIS FRONT IS OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE FROM 22N63W TO 21N65W. IT WILL STALL OVER NW WATER TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE BY TUE NIGHT. FRESH TO MODERATE TRADES WILL DOMINATE THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN THOUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-140330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 T0 20 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND GULF OF HONDURAS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-140330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...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. $$ AMZ086-140330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 12N W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN MONA PASSAGE TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT ACROSS NE ATLC PASSAGES TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. .THU THOUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 12N W OF 73W AND N OF 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W OF 68W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 68W. $$ AMZ087-140330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE 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 LATE. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...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. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 21N65W TO THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE NW WATERS TUE. A SECOND FRONT WILL CLIP WATERS N OF 30N TUE AND WED. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PART FRI AFTERNOON AND LIE FROM 31N75W TO 28N81W SAT. $$ AMZ080-140330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON FEB 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W N WINDS 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 29N W OF 72W S TO SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN WITHIN 90 NM SE OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W AND ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 22N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS N OF 25N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N 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. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 30N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. FROM 27N TO 30N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER