000 FZNT23 KNHC 220942 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 442 AM EST FRI FEB 22 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. AMZ001-222145- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 442 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA MAINTAIN STRONG TRADES ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH MINIMAL GALE CONDITIONS ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH EARLY SUN. FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY TRADES PERSIST ELSEWHERE THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD. $$ AMZ011-222145- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 442 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ013-222145- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 442 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ015-222145- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 442 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ017-222145- GULF OF HONDURAS- 442 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ019-222145- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 442 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ021-222145- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 442 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ023-222145- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 442 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ025-222145- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 442 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ027-222145- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 442 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ029-222145- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 442 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ031-222145- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 442 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ033-222145- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 442 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ035-222145- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 442 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ037-222145- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 442 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ039-222145- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 442 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ101-222145- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 442 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASE ALONG COAST OF FLORIDA AND BAHAMAS N OF 27N TONIGHT AND SAT AHEAD OF COLD FRONT MOVING OFF NE FLORIDA COAST SAT NIGHT REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE SUN. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVING OFF GEORGIA COAST TUE. $$ AMZ111-222145- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 442 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ113-222145- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 442 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ115-222145- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 442 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 29N...AND 8 TO 11 FT N OF 29N. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ117-222145- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 442 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ119-222145- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 442 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ121-222145- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 442 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ123-222145- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 442 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ125-222145- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 442 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ127-222145- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 442 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES