000 FZNT23 KNHC 271421 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 921 AM EST WED FEB 27 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. AMZ001-280300- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 921 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS YUCATAN CHANNEL IS REINFORCED BY STRONGER COLD FRONT THU AND ENTERS NW CARIBBEAN FRI. FRONT WILL REACH FROM EASTERN CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS SAT...FOLLOWED BY STRONG N WINDS...POSSIBLE GALE FORCE...OVER WESTERN PORTION OF SW CARIBBEAN SUN. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY TRADES WILL PERSIST ELSEWHERE THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ011-280300- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 921 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ013-280300- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 921 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ015-280300- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 921 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ017-280300- GULF OF HONDURAS- 921 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ019-280300- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 921 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ021-280300- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 921 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ023-280300- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 921 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ025-280300- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 921 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ027-280300- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 921 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ029-280300- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 921 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...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. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND 6 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND 6 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ031-280300- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 921 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ033-280300- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 921 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...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. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ035-280300- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 921 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ037-280300- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 921 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ039-280300- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 921 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 80W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 80W...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ101-280300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 921 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO FLORIDA KEYS WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO WESTERN CUBA THU...FROM 27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA FRI... THEN BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS SE WATERS SAT. STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS REGION LATE SAT AND MERGE WITH STATIONARY FRONT SUN. STRONG W TO NW WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST SUN BEHIND FRONT. $$ AMZ111-280300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 921 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ113-280300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 921 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S OF 29N...W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. N OF 29N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT S OF 29N AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 29N. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ115-280300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 921 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 29N...SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 29N...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ117-280300- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 921 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ119-280300- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 921 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ121-280300- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 921 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ123-280300- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 921 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ125-280300- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 921 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ127-280300- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 921 AM EST WED FEB 27 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL