000 FZNT23 KNHC 260853 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 353 AM EST TUE FEB 26 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. AMZ001-262100- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 353 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT STALL ACROSS YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT THEN IS REINFORCED BY SECOND AND STRONGER COLD FRONT THU AND ENTER NW CARIBBEAN FRI. MERGED FRONTS REACH FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO GULF OF HONDURAS SAT. OTHERWISE...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. LARGE ATLC LONG PERIOD SWELLS ENTER NE CARIBBEAN THROUGH ANEGADA AND MONA CHANNELS. $$ AMZ011-262100- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 353 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ013-262100- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 353 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ015-262100- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 353 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ017-262100- GULF OF HONDURAS- 353 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ019-262100- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 353 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ021-262100- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 353 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ023-262100- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 353 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ025-262100- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 353 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ027-262100- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 353 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ029-262100- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 353 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...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 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ031-262100- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 353 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ033-262100- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 353 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ035-262100- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 353 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ037-262100- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 353 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU...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. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ039-262100- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 353 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ101-262100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 353 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N65W TO NE FLORIDA MOVE BACK N AS WARM FRONT TODAY AS COLD FRONT MOVES OFF NE FLORIDA COAST LATER TODAY. COLD FRONT REACH FROM 31N73W TO S FLORIDA EARLY WED...FROM BERMUDA TO NW CUBA EARLY THU...FROM 27N65W TO E CUBA EARLY FRI AND STALL OVER SE ATLC WATERS SAT. $$ AMZ111-262100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 353 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ113-262100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 353 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ115-262100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 353 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 29N...S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. N OF 29N...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ117-262100- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 353 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ119-262100- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 353 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ121-262100- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 353 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ123-262100- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 353 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ125-262100- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 353 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ127-262100- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 353 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES