000 FZNT23 KNHC 292058 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 WED FEB 29 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. AMZ089-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN. $$ AMZ082-010330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 20N. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT YUCATAN CHANNEL INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 112 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE...EXCEPT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ AMZ084-010330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W... .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N WINDS NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-010330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING S OF 13N W OF 73W... .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 18N W OF 69W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ087-010330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 16N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 16N. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 16N W OF 57W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM 31N70W SW TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS EASTWARD THROUGH SAT. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST LATE SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N69W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY SUN EVENING AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND IT...AND FROM 30N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY MON EVENING. $$ AMZ080-010330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED FEB 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 30N BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN 68W AND 75W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 68W. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 24N TO 26N E OF 71W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE S OF 26N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 30N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED FROM 24N TO 26N E OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE S OF 26N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MERGING SE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 29N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART LATE. .SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 20 TO 25 KT AND NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT S OF 27N 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27 E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MERGING SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SEA TO S WINDS...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR