000 FZNT23 KNHC 010834 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 THU MAR 01 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. AMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU MAR 01 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL INTO AND STALL OVER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN SUN EVENING. $$ AMZ082-011530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU MAR 01 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF 85W INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI NIGHT AND SAT MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN EVENING. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE...EXCEPT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ AMZ084-011530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU MAR 01 2012 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W... .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N WINDS NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 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 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-011530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU MAR 01 2012 ...GALE WARNING S OF 13N W OF 73W... .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 17N W OF 68W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART TODAY. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ087-011530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU MAR 01 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 16N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SAT...FROM 11N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU MAR 01 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDS OVER THE N PART OF THE AREA. THE RIDGE WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS EASTWARD THROUGH SAT. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST LATE SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N68W TO WESTERN CUBA BY SUN EVENING...AND FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY MON EVENING. $$ AMZ080-011530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU MAR 01 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT W OF 76W FRI NIGHT. 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 6 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MERGING SE AND NW SWELL. E OF FRONT S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 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 AL