000 FZNT23 KNHC 250848 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 348 AM EST MON FEB 25 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. AMZ001-252100- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 348 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY TRADES PERSIST ELSEWHERE THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD. $$ AMZ011-252100- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 348 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ013-252100- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 348 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ015-252100- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 348 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ017-252100- GULF OF HONDURAS- 348 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ019-252100- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 348 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ021-252100- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 348 AM EST MON FEB 25 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. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ023-252100- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 348 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ025-252100- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 348 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ027-252100- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 348 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ029-252100- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 348 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ031-252100- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 348 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ033-252100- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 348 AM EST MON FEB 25 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. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...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. $$ AMZ035-252100- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 348 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ037-252100- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 348 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ039-252100- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 348 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ101-252100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 348 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA STALL ALONG 27N LATER TODAY...THEN LIFT BACK N AS WARM FRONT TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF SECOND COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA COAST TUE NIGHT. SECOND FRONT STALL OVER SE WATERS FRI. $$ AMZ111-252100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 348 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ113-252100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 348 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ115-252100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 348 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ117-252100- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 348 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ119-252100- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 348 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 25N...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT INCREASING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ121-252100- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 348 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ123-252100- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 348 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ125-252100- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 348 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ127-252100- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 348 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES