000 FZNT23 KNHC 180256 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 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. AMZ089-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH SUN ALLOWING FOR A WEAKENING COLD FRONT TO REACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO 15N81W MON AFTERNOON...AND FROM HAITI TO 15N80W TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC...AND ACROSS MUCH OF THE NW CARIBBEAN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH MON NIGHT...THEN MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-180930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF 81W E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT AND 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF 81W 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. GULF OF HONDURAS SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING N TO NE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW. .MON...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-180930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2012 .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 NIGHT...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 E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 80W...AND BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 80W. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 80W...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 80W. $$ AMZ086-180930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N BETWEEN 69W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 13N...AND N OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 73W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W AND N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S OF 16N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N W OF 71W AND N OF 13N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 13N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-180930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 16N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 16N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 17N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 17N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 17N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM 31N67W TO 29N73W AND STATIONARY TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT N ON SAT NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW PORTION SUN AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N77W TO SE FLORIDA BY SUN EVENING...FROM 31N66W TO EASTERN CUBA BY MON AFTERNOON...AND SE OF THE AREA TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH TUE AND SHIFT EASTWARD INTO WED. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE OVER THE NW PORTION ON WED IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. $$ AMZ080-180930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 30N E OF 80W SUN THROUGH MON... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF FRONT NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF FRONT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 28N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... EXCEPT S OF 24N E TO SE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .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 TO NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT N OF 30N E OF 80W 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 W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 30N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND W TO NW 30 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...BUILDING TO 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N W OF 75W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE ...N OF 22N E OF 72W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 22N E OF 72W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL N AND NE OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT N OF 27N E OF 72W 10 TO 14 FT AND S OF 25N 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE