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. AMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED FEB 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRENGTHENING ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE MAINTAINS FRESH BREEZE ACROSS BASIN THROUGH THU NIGHT. COLD FRONT STALL OVER SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE SAT AND SUN WITH HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT PRESSING GRADIENT THAT INCREASES TRADE WINDS TO STRONG BREEZE. $$
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. AMZ086-230330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST WED FEB 22 2012 TONIGHT S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. THU THROUGH FRI S OF 13N W OF 72W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SAT THROUGH MON NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
