000 FZNT23 KNHC 031454 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 954 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. AMZ001-040300- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 954 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS....ATLC HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND MODERATE TRADES ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ011-040300- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 954 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ013-040300- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 954 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ015-040300- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 954 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ017-040300- GULF OF HONDURAS- 954 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...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 AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ019-040300- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 954 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ021-040300- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 954 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ AMZ023-040300- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 954 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ025-040300- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 954 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 AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ027-040300- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 954 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ029-040300- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 954 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 9FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6FT IN WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 9FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA... AND 7 TO 10FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ031-040300- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 954 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ AMZ033-040300- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 954 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 AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ035-040300- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 954 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ037-040300- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 954 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 AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ039-040300- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 954 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ101-040300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 954 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO NORTHERN FLORIDA WILL MOVE E 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. SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST ON SUN NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO SOUTHERN FLORIDA MON NIGHT. $$ AMZ111-040300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 954 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ113-040300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 954 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 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 THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ115-040300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 954 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ117-040300- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 954 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH 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. $$ AMZ119-040300- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 954 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N AND SE LESS THAN 5 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N AND SE LESS THAN 5 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ121-040300- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 954 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 THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ123-040300- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 954 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ125-040300- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 954 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 AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ127-040300- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 954 AM EST THU JAN 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS