000 FZNT23 KNHC 170842 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 FRI FEB 17 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. AMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN PASSAGE ON SUN EVENING REACHING FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS TUE NIGHT. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN NE TO E TRADES. $$ AMZ082-171530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2012 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. GULF OF HONDURAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. GULF OF HONDURAS SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-171530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2012 .TODAY...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 10N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-171530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 16N BETWEEN 69W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 15N...AND N OF 16N. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-171530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2012 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...REACH FROM BERMUDA TO 29N73W THEN STATIONARY TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL LIFT N ON SAT NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW PORTION SUN. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS LATE MON THEN MOVE SE OF AREA TUE. $$ AMZ080-171530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 30N SUN INTO MON... .TODAY...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 29N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 27N TO 24N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 27N TO 24N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 27N TO 24N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. .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 BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT N OF 30N 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 EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 30N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT IN BAHAMA CHANNEL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N WELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE WATERS EARLY. $$ FORECASTER NELSON