000 FZNT23 KNHC 281424 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 924 AM EST THU FEB 28 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. AMZ001-010300- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 924 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL GETS REINFORCED BY STRONGER COLD FRONT FRI. FRONT WILL REACH FROM WESTERN CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS FRI NIGHT...FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS SAT AND FROM EASTERN CUBA TO PANAMA SAT NIGHT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE N WINDS WILL PREVAIL BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS MOST OF THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN EARLY SAT THROUGH LATE SUN. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY TRADES WILL PERSIST ELSEWHERE THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ011-010300- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 924 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ013-010300- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 924 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ015-010300- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 924 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ017-010300- GULF OF HONDURAS- 924 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ019-010300- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 924 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ021-010300- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 924 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ023-010300- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 924 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ025-010300- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 924 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ027-010300- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 924 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ029-010300- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 924 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ031-010300- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 924 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ033-010300- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 924 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ035-010300- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 924 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ037-010300- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 924 AM EST THU FEB 28 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 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ039-010300- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 924 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ101-010300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 924 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM 31N67W ACROSS NORTHERN BAHAMAS TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SURGES OF PROGRESSIVELY COLDER AIR FRI THROUGH SUN WILL REINFORCE THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND. STRONG TO NEAR GALE W TO NW WINDS AND SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT SPREAD E ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN SUN NIGHT AND MON. $$ AMZ111-010300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 924 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ113-010300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 924 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S OF 29N...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 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. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ115-010300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 924 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 29N...SEAS 7 FT. N OF 29N... SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...S OF 29N...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 29N...W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 29N AND 9 TO 11 FT N OF 29N. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ117-010300- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 924 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ119-010300- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 924 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ121-010300- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 924 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ123-010300- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 924 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ125-010300- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 924 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ127-010300- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 924 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL