000 FZNT23 KNHC 190830 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 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. AMZ001-192100- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A SHEAR LINE EXTENDING FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE NICARAGUA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA IS SUPPORTING FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. TRADE WINDS DIMINISH WED THROUGH THU ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION WHILE FRESH TO STRONG TRADES CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ011-192100- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ013-192100- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...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. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ015-192100- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ017-192100- GULF OF HONDURAS- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ019-192100- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ021-192100- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ023-192100- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ025-192100- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ027-192100- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ029-192100- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND 7 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. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .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. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ031-192100- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. $$ AMZ033-192100- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 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. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ035-192100- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ037-192100- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...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 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ039-192100- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E OF 80W...NE WINDS 20 KT. W OF 80W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF 80W AND NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 80W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ101-192100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A SHEAR LINE EXTENDING FROM 22N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT EASTWARD JUST N OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH WED. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW PORTION OF THE AREA WED...EXTEND FROM 29N65W TO 28N78W THU...FROM 25N65W TO 28N76W FRI...THEN DISSIPATE SAT. $$ AMZ111-192100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ113-192100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ115-192100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ117-192100- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ119-192100- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT S OF 25N AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 25N. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ121-192100- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ123-192100- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ125-192100- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ127-192100- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 330 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL