000 FZNT23 KNHC 191454 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 954 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. AMZ001-200300- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 954 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF AREA SUPPORTS FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH SAT OVER CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA DUE TO WEAK LOW PRES 1009 MB OVER COLOMBIAN MOUNTAINS WHILE WINDS DIMINISH ELSEWHERE IN BASIN WED THROUGH THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ011-200300- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 954 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ013-200300- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 954 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 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. $$ AMZ015-200300- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 954 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ017-200300- GULF OF HONDURAS- 954 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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. $$ AMZ019-200300- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 954 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ021-200300- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 954 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 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. 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. $$ AMZ023-200300- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 954 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ025-200300- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 954 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. $$ AMZ027-200300- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 954 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ029-200300- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 954 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND 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 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 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 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. $$ AMZ031-200300- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 954 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. $$ AMZ033-200300- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 954 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. 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. $$ AMZ035-200300- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 954 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ037-200300- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 954 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. $$ AMZ039-200300- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 954 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E OF 80W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 80W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF 80W AND NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 80W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ101-200300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 954 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES SHIFT EASTWARD ALONG 32N THROUGH WED. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW PORTION OF AREA WED...EXTEND FROM 29N65W TO 28N78W THU...FROM 25N65W TO 28N76W FRI...THEN DISSIPATE SAT. $$ AMZ111-200300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 954 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ113-200300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 954 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 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 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. $$ AMZ115-200300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 954 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ117-200300- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 954 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. 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. $$ AMZ119-200300- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 954 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT S OF 25N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 25N. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ121-200300- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 954 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 BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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. $$ AMZ123-200300- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 954 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ125-200300- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 954 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. $$ AMZ127-200300- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 954 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES