000 FZNT23 KNHC 152130 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 WED FEB 15 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. AMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED FEB 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA WILL PREVAIL THROUGH FRI THEN SHIFT EASTWARD AND WEAKEN SAT. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION THROUGH MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN INTO MON...BUT WEAKEN AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND NW CUBA. $$ AMZ082-160330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED FEB 15 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT FAR NW PART BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-160330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED FEB 15 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-160330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST WED FEB 15 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 12N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM S OF HISPANIOLA NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT W OF 69W...AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 69W. $$ AMZ087-160330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED FEB 15 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED FEB 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM 30N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL BECOME ORIENTED ALONG 28N THU...THEN SHIFT E AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN AS LOW PRES FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO TRACKS NE ACROSS THE SE U.S. AND DEEPENS AS IT QUICKLY MOVES NE ACROSS THE U.S. EASTERN SEABOARD. SW WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE SAT AND THROUGH SUN OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW THAT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW WATERS EARLY SUN. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N76W TO WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA SUN AFTERNOON...FROM 31N73W TO WESTERN CUBA BY SUN EVENING...AND FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY MON AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-160330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED FEB 15 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. 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. AREAS OF DENSE FOG N OF 29N W OF 76W. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 29N...AND S OF 25N E OF 75W. .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 VARIABLE WINDS 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 AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 26N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE EXCEPT N OF 29N NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT EARLY. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 26N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 30N E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E OF 72W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. .SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT. FROM 23N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 28N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 28N...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 28N. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL/AGUIRRE