000 FZNT23 KNHC 260928 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 409 AM EST WED DEC 26 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. AMZ001-262115- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 409 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS....HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW CARIBBEAN THU. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI WITH SEAS BUILDING THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ011-262115- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 409 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ013-262115- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 409 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ015-262115- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 409 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ017-262115- GULF OF HONDURAS- 409 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ019-262115- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 409 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ021-262115- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 409 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ023-262115- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 409 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ025-262115- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 409 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ027-262115- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 409 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ029-262115- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 409 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA... AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ031-262115- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 409 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ033-262115- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 409 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ035-262115- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 409 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ037-262115- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 409 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ039-262115- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 409 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ101-262115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 409 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING AHEAD OF STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF NE FLORIDA COAST LATER TODAY. SW WINDS JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE N OF 29N W OF 77W TODAY. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N78W TO SOUTH FLORIDA WED EVENING AND FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU THEN WEAKEN FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA FRI. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF FLORIDA SAT AND EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO S FLORIDA SUN. $$ AMZ111-262115- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 409 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N OF 29N S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ113-262115- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 409 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. S OF 29N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 29N...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 29N...AND 8 TO 11 FT N OF 29N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ115-262115- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 409 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 29N...AND SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N. S OF 29N...SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 29N...SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 29N...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 29N...SEAS 9 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ AMZ117-262115- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 409 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ119-262115- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 409 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ121-262115- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 409 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ123-262115- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 409 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ125-262115- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 409 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ127-262115- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 409 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS