000 FZNT23 KNHC 162125 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 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. AMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU FEB 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI THEN SHIFT EASTWARD AND WEAKEN SAT. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN...THEN WEAKEN MON AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND NW CUBA ...AND OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PORTION TUE. $$ AMZ082-170330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU FEB 16 2012 .TONIGHT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S OF 17N E OF 79W. $$ AMZ084-170330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU FEB 16 2012 .TONIGHT 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. .TUE...N OF 10N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-170330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST THU FEB 16 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 12N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM S OF HISPANIOLA AND S OF 15N E OF 67W THROUGH FRI NIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 12N W OF 73W...AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 69W. SCATTERED SHOWERS FROM 11N TO 16N E OF 70W THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ AMZ087-170330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU FEB 16 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 16N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 16N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 16N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 16N. .MON AND TUE...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 IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU FEB 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OF 1024 MB AT 27N73W WILL MOVE SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. SW WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN OVER THE NW PORTION PORTION AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST SUN AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO S FLORIDA BY EARLY SUN EVENING...FROM 31N67W TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY MON ...FROM 26N65W TO EASTERN CUBA LATE MON...THEN WEAKEN OVER THE FAR SE WATERS TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-170330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU FEB 16 2012 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 30N SUN INTO MON... .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. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .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 AND SAT NIGHT...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...EXCEPT N OF 30N BEHIND FRONT BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT N OF 30N BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 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...N OF 26N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND W TO NW 30 TO 35 KT N OF 30N BETWEEN FRONT AND 72W EARLY DIMINISHING TO NW TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT N OF 30N BETWEEN FRONT AND 72W 11 TO 17 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT AND NE 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT N OF 25N E OF 74W AND 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE