000 FZNT23 KNHC 130855 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012 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. AMZ001-132315- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS...SLOW FRONT IN GULF OF MEXICO WILL REACH THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI. FRESH TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND EAST-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH THROUGH FRI AS A RIDGE N OF THE AREA SHIFTS E AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST. $$ AMZ011-132315- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ013-132315- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...AND NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ015-132315- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ017-132315- GULF OF HONDURAS- 355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ019-132315- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ021-132315- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ023-132315- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ025-132315- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ027-132315- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ029-132315- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA... AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ031-132315- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ033-132315- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ035-132315- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ037-132315- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...N OF 10N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. S OF 10N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ039-132315- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...E OF 80W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 80W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF 80W...AND NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT W OF 80W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ101-132315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS...REINFORCING SURGE OF COOLER AIR WILL PUSH STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N78W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA AS A COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO S FLORIDA LATER TODAY AND FROM 31N66W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI MORNING DISSIPAATE FRI NIGHT AND SAT. $$ AMZ111-132315- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ113-132315- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 29N...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 29N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ115-132315- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...S OF 29N...S WINDS 10 KT. N OF 29N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 29N...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. N OF 29N...SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S OF 29N...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 29N...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 29N...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N OF 29N. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 29N...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 29N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ117-132315- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ119-132315- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 25N...AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ121-132315- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ123-132315- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ125-132315- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ127-132315- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 355 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS