000 FZNT23 KNHC 301457 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 957 AM EST SUN DEC 30 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. AMZ001-310300- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 957 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS....HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OFF THE SE U.S. COAST AND ACROSS THE SW N ATLC TODAY THROUGH MON WITH AN INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC. THE HIGH WILL MOVE ESE AND WEAKEN. $$ AMZ011-310300- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 957 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ013-310300- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 957 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ015-310300- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 957 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ017-310300- GULF OF HONDURAS- 957 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ019-310300- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 957 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ021-310300- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 957 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ023-310300- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 957 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ025-310300- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 957 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ027-310300- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 957 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ029-310300- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 957 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 8 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ031-310300- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 957 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ033-310300- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 957 AM EST SUN DEC 30 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. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ035-310300- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 957 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ037-310300- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 957 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ039-310300- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 957 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ101-310300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 957 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W SW TO W CUBA WILL MOVE RAPIDLY E AND EXTEND FROM 27N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL THEN MOVE TO THE FAR SE PROTION OF THE AREA MON AND DISSIPATE. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE OVER THE FAR NW PORITON OF THE AREA ON TUE INTO WED IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE AREA N OF 30N ON THU. $$ AMZ111-310300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 957 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ113-310300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 957 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 29N...AND 9 TO 13 FT N OF 29N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ115-310300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 957 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. S OF 29N...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. N OF 29N...SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. S OF 29N...SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT LATE. N OF 29N...SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT S OF 29N S OF 29N...AND 10 TO 15 FT N OF 29N. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ117-310300- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 957 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ119-310300- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 957 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...S OF 25N...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. N OF 25N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 25N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ121-310300- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 957 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 25N...AND SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 25N...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N...AND 9 TO 10 FT N OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ123-310300- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 957 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ125-310300- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 957 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ127-310300- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 957 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 60W W OF 60W...AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 60W. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS