000 FZNT23 KNHC 270853 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 353 AM EST THU DEC 27 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. AMZ001-272100- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 353 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS....WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW CARIBBEAN LATER THIS MORNING. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON WITH SEAS BUILDING THROUGH SAT THEN SLIGHTLY SUBSIDING THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ011-272100- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 353 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ013-272100- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 353 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ015-272100- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 353 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ017-272100- GULF OF HONDURAS- 353 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ019-272100- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 353 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ021-272100- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 353 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ023-272100- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 353 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ025-272100- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 353 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ027-272100- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 353 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ029-272100- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 353 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA... AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ031-272100- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 353 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ033-272100- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 353 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ035-272100- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 353 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ037-272100- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 353 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ039-272100- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 353 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ101-272100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 353 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO WESTERN CUBA WILL MOVE TO 31N68W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU EVENING THEN WEAKEN FROM 26N65W TO EASTERN CUBA FRI. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF FLORIDA SAT AND EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO S FLORIDA SUN THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA SUN. $$ AMZ111-272100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 353 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ113-272100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 353 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 29N...AND 8 TO 12 FT IN N OF 29N. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ115-272100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 353 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...S OF 29N...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 29N...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 29N...AND 8 TO 11 FT N OF 29N. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. S OF 29N...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 29N...SEAS 10 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ AMZ117-272100- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 353 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ119-272100- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 353 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ121-272100- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 353 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ123-272100- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 353 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ125-272100- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 353 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ127-272100- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 353 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS