000 FZNT23 KNHC 160903 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST THU FEB 16 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. AMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU FEB 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA WILL 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. $$ AMZ082-161530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU FEB 16 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT FAR NW PART BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-161530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU FEB 16 2012 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 10N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-161530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU FEB 16 2012 .TODAY THROUGH MON...S OF 12N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM S OF HISPANIOLA NE TO E 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON AND NE 20 KT S OF 15N E OF 67W THROUGH FRI NIGHT... THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 12N W OF 73W...AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 69W. SCATTERED SHOWERS FROM 11N TO 16N E OF 70W THROUGH FRI NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 16N. $$ AMZ087-161530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU FEB 16 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ088-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU FEB 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT E AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. SW WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SAT AND THROUGH SUN OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA EARLY SUN. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SUN AFTERNOON AND FROM 31N69W TO WESTERN CUBA LATE SUN AND FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA MON. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-161530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU FEB 16 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TO W TO NW BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. 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 DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 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 INCREASING TO 20 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 IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER DGS