000 FZNT23 KNHC 150247 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 TUE FEB 14 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. AMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM SE OF PUERTO RICO TO NEAR JAMAICA WILL DISSIPATE WED NIGHT INTO THU. HIGH PRES RIDGING N OF AREA WILL SHIFT SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. LARGE LONG PERIOD N SWELLS AFFECTING THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND MUCH OF THE FAR NE CARIBBEAN SEA WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-150930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 14 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 20N W OF 85W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 79W 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN JAMAICA AND WINDWARD PASSAGE INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AND TO E 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE AND NE TO E 20 KT BETWEEN JAMAICA AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT SE 15 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. $$ AMZ084-150930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 14 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ...EXCEPT FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W 6 TO 8 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 IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-150930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 14 2012 .TONIGHT AND WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 12N W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL MONA PASSAGE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH NE ATLC PASSAGES. .WED NIGHT THOUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S OF 12N W OF 73W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT W OF 69W EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT S OF 12N W OF 73W...AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 69W. $$ AMZ087-150930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 14 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 16N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 16N AND NW OF LINE FROM 22N62W TO 19N65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT N OF 16N. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM 31N69W SW TO S FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS S TO ALONG 28N WED. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST EARLY FRI...REACH FROM 31N75W TO NE FLORIDA LATE FRI...FROM 30N65W TO 29N69W AND STATIONARY TO DAYTONA BEACH ON SAT. THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT BACK N SUN AS INTENSIFYING LOW PRES MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST WITH COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO WESTERN CUBA BY LATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-150930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N SUN... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 24N E OF 74W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 72W SE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. 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 AND THU NIGHT...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 WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S OF FRONT TO 28N E OF 72W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT TO 28N W OF 72W S TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT ...AND SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. FROM 24N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT E OF 73W S TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N W OF 72W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 30 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE