000 FZNT23 KNHC 200840 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 340 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 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. AMZ001-202045- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 340 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEK...WITH A SMALL POCKET OF GALE FORCE WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE. EASTERLY TRADE WIND SWELL WILL MAINTAIN SEAS AT OR ABOVE 8 FT ACROSS MOST OF TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS S OF 22N E OF 65W THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ011-202045- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 340 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ013-202045- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 340 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ015-202045- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 340 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ017-202045- GULF OF HONDURAS- 340 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S OF 17N W OF 87W...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...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. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ019-202045- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 340 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ021-202045- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 340 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ023-202045- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 340 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ025-202045- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 340 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ027-202045- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 340 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ029-202045- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 340 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ031-202045- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 340 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .THU...S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT EARLY. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .FRI...S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT EARLY. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ033-202045- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 340 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ035-202045- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 340 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ037-202045- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 340 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ039-202045- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 340 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N OF 10N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 10N...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 10N...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 10N...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ101-202045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 340 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH FRI ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA LATE FRI. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL FROM NEAR 31N78W TO 30N81W SAT. THE FRONT WILL DRIFT N OF THE AREA SUN. A REINFORCING SURGE WILL PUSH THE FRONT RAPIDLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 28N SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ111-202045- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 340 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ113-202045- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 340 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ115-202045- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 340 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ117-202045- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 340 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ119-202045- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 340 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ121-202045- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 340 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ123-202045- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 340 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ125-202045- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 340 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ127-202045- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 340 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS