000 FZNT23 KNHC 170304 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 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. AMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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. $$ AMZ082-170930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU FEB 16 2012 .TONIGHT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S OF 17N E OF 79W. $$ AMZ084-170930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 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. $$ AMZ086-170930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU FEB 16 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N E OF 70W...AND N OF 17N E OF 73W. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 15N...AND N OF 16N. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 70W...AND 5 TO 6 FT E OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-170930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU FEB 16 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL S OF 16N...AND 4 TO 6 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...SHIFTING TO NE TO E TUE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU FEB 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N60W TO 29N72W WILL MOVE E OF AREA FRI NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS TONIGHT...THEN EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO N CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY FRI...FROM 31N73W TO 29N76W AND STATIONARY TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE FRI NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E OF AREA EARLY SAT NIGHT LEAVING A WARM FRONT FROM 28N65W TO NE FLORIDA WHILE A 1024 MB HIGH PRES AT 27N73W WEAKENS. THE WARM FRONT WILL LIFT N OF AREA LATER SAT NIGHT FOLLOWED BY INCREASING SW WINDS OVER THE NW PORTION INTO SUN AS STRENGTHENING LOW PRES TRACKS NE ACROSS THE SE UNITED STATES. THE LOW WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO THE FAR NW WATERS SUN AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO S FLORIDA BY EARLY SUN EVENING...FROM 31N67W TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY MON...FROM 26N65W TO EASTERN CUBA LATE MON...THEN WEAKEN OVER THE FAR SE WATERS TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-170930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 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 W OF 69W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...EXCEPT N OF 30N BETWEEN FRONT AND 69W 15 TO 20 KT AND BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 69W WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS ...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT...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 INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT N OF 30N...AND BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. 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 N OF 30N BETWEEN FRONT AND 72W W TO NW 30 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT N OF 30N BETWEEN FRONT AND 72W 11 TO 16 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