000 FZNT23 KNHC 020307 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 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. AMZ089-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM 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 THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN...THEN WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM EASTERN CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS LATE MON. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE NW PORTION BEHIND THE FRONT WITH FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-020930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU MAR 01 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 20N. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 20N. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART. .MON AND TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE... HIGHEST WINDS YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ AMZ084-020930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU MAR 01 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 10N. W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN TO E SWELL. .SAT THROUGH TUE...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 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-020930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU MAR 01 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N E OF 66W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 16N E OF 67W. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N W OF 73W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT S OF 13N W OF 73W 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-020930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU MAR 01 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 18N. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 18N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 TO 25 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. .TUE...FROM 12N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ088-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU MAR 01 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDS OVER THE N PART OF THE AREA. THE RIDGE WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS EASTWARD THROUGH SAT. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST SAT EVENING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N70W TO NE CUBA BY LATE SUN...AND STALL FROM 29N65W TO E-CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE MON. STRONGER REINFORCING COLD FRONT ENTERS NW PORTION MON EVENING...SWEEPS SE AND MERGES WITH FIRST COLD FRONT ALONG 25N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE TUE. $$ AMZ080-020930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU MAR 01 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N W OF 77W LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 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 BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT W OF 76W 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 AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT 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 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N. 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 27N...AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT 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 28N W OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MERGING SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 27N NW OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N NW OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF COLD FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW OF MERGED FRONTS N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT N OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF BAHAMAS. SE OF MERGED FRONTS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG MERGED FRONTS. $$ FORECASTER COBB