NWS Forecast

FZNT23 KNHC 131510
OFFNT3

ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL
N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST MON FEB 13 2012

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...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.

AMZ089-132130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1030 AM EST MON FEB 13 2012

SYNOPSIS
DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM HISPANIOLA TO NEAR
14N81W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE IN THE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT. THE FRONT
IS CLIPPING THE NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE WHERE IT
WILL STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE AND DISSIPATE BY TUE NIGHT.

AMZ082-132130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 AM EST MON FEB 13 2012

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

TUE AND TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

WED
S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 T0 20
KT IN TH WINDWARD PASSAGE AND GULF OF HONDURAS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.

THU
S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

FRI
S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

AMZ084-132130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 AM EST MON FEB 13 2012

THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI
N OF 10N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT FROM 11N TO 12N E OF 77W. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. N OF 10N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.

AMZ086-132130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1030 AM EST MON FEB 13 2012

THIS AFTERNOON
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT S OF
12N W OF 72W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT S OF 12N W OF 72W.

TONIGHT THROUGH FRI
W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT S OF 12N W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT
IN MONA PASSAGE TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. E OF 68W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT ACROSS NE
ATLC PASSAGES TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT.

AMZ087-132130-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1030 AM EST MON FEB 13 2012

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT
EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL BUILDING TO 8 T0 12 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 60W TONIGHT. S OF
19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

TUE AND TUE NIGHT
N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S
OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL N OF 15N AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 15N.

WED
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE
AND NW SWELL. 

THU AND FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 20N W
OF 60W THU. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL.

AMZ088-132130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
1030 AM EST MON FEB 13 2012

SYNOPSIS
COLD FRONT FROM 21N65W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
SETTING UP OVER THE NW WATERS TUE. A SECOND FRONT WILL CLIP THE
N WATERS N OF 30N WED AND THU. EXPECT INCREASING SW FLOW ACROSS
THE N WATERS FRI AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE
NW PART FRI AFTERNOON.

AMZ080-132130-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
1030 AM EST MON FEB 13 2012

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
N OF 27N E OF 75W N WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF
27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W
OF 78W. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 10
KT SE OF FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4
TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

TUE AND TUE NIGHT
N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

WED
N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

THU
N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 

FRI
N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E
OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

FORECASTER GR