000 FZNT23 KNHC 251500 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1000 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. AMZ001-260300- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 1000 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. MAINLY MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY TRADES WILL PERSIST ELSEWHERE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. $$ AMZ011-260300- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 1000 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ013-260300- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 1000 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 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ015-260300- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1000 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ017-260300- GULF OF HONDURAS- 1000 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 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 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ019-260300- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 1000 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ021-260300- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 1000 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 E TO 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...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. $$ AMZ023-260300- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 1000 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ025-260300- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 1000 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO 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. $$ AMZ027-260300- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 1000 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ029-260300- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 1000 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 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ031-260300- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 1000 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ033-260300- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 1000 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...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 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. $$ AMZ035-260300- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 1000 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ037-260300- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 1000 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 TO 15 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 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ039-260300- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 1000 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ101-260300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1000 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE AREA NEAR 28N65W AND EXTENDS WESTWARD TO 28N74W WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY EXTENDING TO 28N80W. THIS FRONT WILL LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A SECOND COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N75W TO S FLORIDA WED MORNING...FROM 31N68W TO NW BAHAMAS AND WESTERN CUBA THU MORNING AND WILL STALL OVER THE SE WATERS ON FRI. $$ AMZ111-260300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 1000 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ113-260300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 1000 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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...SW TO 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 TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ115-260300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1000 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 29N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 29N. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ117-260300- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 1000 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ119-260300- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 1000 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ121-260300- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1000 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...S 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 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. $$ AMZ123-260300- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1000 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ125-260300- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 1000 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 TO SE 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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ127-260300- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 1000 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR