000 FZNT23 KNHC 210907 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 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. AMZ001-212115- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION TODAY AS HIGH PRES N OF AREA PASSES EASTWARD ACROSS WESTERN ATLC. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATER TODAY AND EXTEND FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE SW CARIBBEAN SUN THEN DISSIPE MON. LARGE NW TO N SWELLS WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC FRI AND INTO THE REMAINDER OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ011-212115- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TODAY...IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ013-212115- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ015-212115- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ017-212115- GULF OF HONDURAS- 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ019-212115- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ021-212115- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ023-212115- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ025-212115- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ027-212115- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ029-212115- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 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 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ031-212115- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ033-212115- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ035-212115- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ037-212115- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ039-212115- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ101-212115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRONGER COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO NE FLORIDA WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI EVENING AND FROM 26N65W TO EASTERN CUBA SAT EVENING THEN WEAKENS OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA LATE SUN INTO MON. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT N OF 30N WILL DECREASE LATER TODAY. $$ AMZ111-212115- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 29N W OF 79W...AND 9 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ113-212115- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. S OF 29N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. N OF 29N...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. S OF 29N...SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...BUILDING TO 11 TO 14 FT LATE. N OF 29N...SEAS 13 TO 17 FT...BUILDING TO 15 TO 17 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ115-212115- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TODAY...S OF 29N S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. N OF 29N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 29N SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT LATE. N OF 29N SEAS 12 TO 15 FT BUILDING TO 15 TO 17 FT LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN S OF 29N S OF 29N...AND 13 TO 18 FT N OF 29N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ117-212115- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ATLC EXPOSURES...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ119-212115- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TODAY...S OF 25N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S IN LATE. N OF 25N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 25N...AND W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N. S OF 25N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ121-212115- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 25N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. N OF 25N...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...S OF 25N...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NW IN LATE. N OF 25N...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ123-212115- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ125-212115- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ127-212115- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 60W...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF 60W...SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 60W... AND 10 TO 13 FT E OF 60W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS