000 FZNT23 KNHC 200825 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 325 AM EST WED FEB 20 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. AMZ001-202100- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 325 AM EST WED FEB 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION...EXCEPT FOR STRONG WINDS IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN NEAR THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ011-202100- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 325 AM EST WED FEB 20 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ013-202100- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 325 AM EST WED FEB 20 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ015-202100- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 325 AM EST WED FEB 20 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ017-202100- GULF OF HONDURAS- 325 AM EST WED FEB 20 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 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. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ019-202100- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 325 AM EST WED FEB 20 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ021-202100- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 325 AM EST WED FEB 20 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ023-202100- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 325 AM EST WED FEB 20 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ025-202100- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 325 AM EST WED FEB 20 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ027-202100- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 325 AM EST WED FEB 20 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ029-202100- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 325 AM EST WED FEB 20 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 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND 8 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...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. .THU 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. .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. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ031-202100- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 325 AM EST WED FEB 20 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ033-202100- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 325 AM EST WED FEB 20 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ035-202100- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 325 AM EST WED FEB 20 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ037-202100- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 325 AM EST WED FEB 20 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. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ039-202100- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 325 AM EST WED FEB 20 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF 80W...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 80W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ101-202100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 325 AM EST WED FEB 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO NORTHERN FLORIDA WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO SOUTHERN FLORIDA TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THU. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE N OF THE BAHAMAS FRI AND SAT IN ADVANCE OF A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST LATE SAT AND REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO N FLORIDA SUN. $$ AMZ111-202100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 325 AM EST WED FEB 20 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ113-202100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 325 AM EST WED FEB 20 2013 .TODAY...S OF 29N...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 29N...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ115-202100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 325 AM EST WED FEB 20 2013 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT S OF 29N AND SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT S OF 29N AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 29N. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ117-202100- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 325 AM EST WED FEB 20 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ119-202100- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 325 AM EST WED FEB 20 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ121-202100- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 325 AM EST WED FEB 20 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ123-202100- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 325 AM EST WED FEB 20 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ125-202100- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 325 AM EST WED FEB 20 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ127-202100- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 325 AM EST WED FEB 20 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL