000 FZNT23 KNHC 030826 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 326 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 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. AMZ001-032030- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 326 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS....ATLC HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND MODERATE TRADES ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ011-032030- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 326 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ013-032030- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 326 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ015-032030- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 326 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ017-032030- GULF OF HONDURAS- 326 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ019-032030- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 326 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ021-032030- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 326 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ023-032030- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 326 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ025-032030- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 326 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ027-032030- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 326 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ AMZ029-032030- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 326 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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. .FRI...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 SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 8 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ031-032030- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 326 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ033-032030- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 326 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ035-032030- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 326 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ037-032030- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 326 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N OF 10N N OF 10N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 10N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ039-032030- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 326 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ101-032030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 326 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO NORTHERN FLORIDA WILL SHIFT SLOWLY EASTWARD AND EXTEND FROM 29N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI...THEN STALL FROM 26N65W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SAT WITH THE REMNANTS PERSISTING N OF THE BAHAMAS ON SUN. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST ON SUN NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO SOUTHERN FLORIDA MON NIGHT. $$ AMZ111-032030- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 326 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ113-032030- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 326 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ115-032030- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 326 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 29N...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. N OF 29N...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ117-032030- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 326 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ119-032030- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 326 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N...AND SE TO S LESS THAN 5 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N...AND SE LESS THAN 5 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N...AND NE LESS THAN 5 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ121-032030- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 326 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. N OF 25N...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ123-032030- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 326 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ125-032030- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 326 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ127-032030- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 326 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON