000 FZNT23 KNHC 011435 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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 SUN...THEN WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NEAR BELIZE MON. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE NW PORTION BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ082-012130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU MAR 01 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 20N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL INCREASING TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 20N. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT YUCATAN CHANNEL BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT YUCATAN CHANNEL BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ084-012130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU MAR 01 2012 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 10N. W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN TO E 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. $$ AMZ086-012130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU MAR 01 2012 ...GALE WARNING S OF 13N W OF 73W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N E OF 66W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 16N E OF 67W. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N W OF 73W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT S OF 13N W OF 73W 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-012130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU MAR 01 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 18N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 18N. .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. $$ AMZ088-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU MAR 01 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDS OVER THE N PART OF THE AREA. THE RIDGE WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS EASTWARD THROUGH SAT. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST LATE SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N68W TO WESTERN CUBA BY SUN EVENING...AND FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY MON EVENING. $$ AMZ080-012130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU MAR 01 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 30N W OF 77W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 74W...AND S OF 26N W OF 74W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MERGING SE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .SAT...N OF 26N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT ...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 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 S OF 22N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N...AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. 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 W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MERGING SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE