000 FZNT23 KNHC 180902 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 350 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...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. AMZ001-182100- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 350 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS...SHEAR LINE FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NICARAGUA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE THEN BECOME DIFFUSE WED. STRONG NE WINDS AND 9-11 FT SEAS POLEWARD OF SHEAR LINE OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN. HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL SHIFT E ALONG 32N WHILE LOW PRES OVER NORTHERN COLOMBIA AND NW VENEZUELA PRODUCES TIGHT PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT WITH WINDS INCREASING TO NEAR-GALE AND SEAS BUILDING TO 13-15 FT NEAR COLOMBIA COAST. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THU AND FRI AS HIGH WEAKENS AND SHIFTS EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL ATLC. $$ AMZ011-182100- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 350 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ013-182100- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 350 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ015-182100- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 350 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ017-182100- GULF OF HONDURAS- 350 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ019-182100- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 350 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ021-182100- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 350 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ023-182100- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 350 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ025-182100- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 350 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ027-182100- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 350 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ029-182100- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 350 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ031-182100- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 350 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. $$ AMZ033-182100- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 350 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ035-182100- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 350 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 5 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ037-182100- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 350 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ039-182100- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 350 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 .TODAY...E OF 80W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 80W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 80W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 80W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ101-182100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 350 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 31N56W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL TRANSITION TO SHEAR LINE ACROSS SE WATERS THROUGH TUE THEN BECOME DIFFUSE WED AND THU. HIGH PRES SHIFTS E ALONG 32N THROUGH WED NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS. FRONT WILL REACH NE COAST OF FLORIDA TUE NIGHT... EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO 28N81W WED...FROM 31N67W TO 28N70W TO 26N80W WED NIGHT...WEAKEN AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM 28N65W TO 26N80W THU...THEN DISSIPATE FRI. $$ AMZ111-182100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 350 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ113-182100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 350 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 29N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 29N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ115-182100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 350 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 29N...SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. N OF 29N...SEAS 13 TO 16 FT...SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 14 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...S OF 29N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. N OF 29N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ117-182100- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 350 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ119-182100- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 350 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N...AND NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT S OF 25N AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 25N. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ121-182100- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 350 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 25N...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE. N OF 25N...SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ123-182100- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 350 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ125-182100- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 350 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ127-182100- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 350 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL