000 FZNT23 KNHC 180822 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 SAT FEB 18 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. AMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN NIGHT BECOMING STATIONARY FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO 15N81W MON...AND FROM HAITI TO 15N80W TUE...DISSIPATING ON WED. $$ AMZ082-181530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-181530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N 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 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-181530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S OF 16N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-181530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 FT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FAR SE WATERS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA WILL STALL BRIEFLY ALONG 28N TONIGHT INTO SUN...THEN MOVE N SUN NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW WATERS SUN EVENING. THE SECOND FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 29N65W TO SE FLORIDA MON EVENING AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA WED. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SET UP OVER THE NW WATERS MON NIGHT AND TUE...THEN INCREASE WED IN ADVANCE OF A THIRD COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE NW WATERS LATE WED NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-181530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N OF 28N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S 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 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 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 28N W OF 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 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...N OF 30N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT NE OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN BAHAMA CHANNEL BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON