000 FZNT23 KNHC 110910 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 410 AM EST FRI JAN 11 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. AMZ001-112115- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 410 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS NE U.S. EXTENDS S-SE TO THE NE CARIBBEAN AND WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND WINDWARD PASSAGE THROUGH MON. WINDS AT OR NEAR GALE FORCE WILL PERSIST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA TODAY. OTHERWISE MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. LARGE LONG PERIOD N SWELL WILL BUILD ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES SAT AND SUN THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE MON NIGHT THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ011-112115- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 410 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ013-112115- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 410 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ015-112115- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 410 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ017-112115- GULF OF HONDURAS- 410 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ019-112115- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 410 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ021-112115- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 410 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ023-112115- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 410 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ025-112115- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 410 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ027-112115- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 410 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ AMZ029-112115- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 410 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 10 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 10 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA... AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ031-112115- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 410 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 11 TO 14 FT... SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 12 FT LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ033-112115- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 410 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ035-112115- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 410 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ037-112115- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 410 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ039-112115- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 410 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ101-112115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 410 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED ACROSS NE U.S. EXTENDS S-SE TO NE CARIBBEAN WILL MAINTAIN STRONG TRADE WINDS S OF 24N THROUGH FRI BEFORE WEAKENING. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CLIP THE EASTERN PORTION TONIGHT THROUGH FRI WITH A SECOND WEAK COLD FRONT EXPECTED OVER THE SAME AREA LATE SAT INTO SUN. WEAK KNHCOFFN05HIGH PRES WILL BE PRESENT OVER THE AREA MON. LARGE LONG PERIOD N SWELL WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGIONAL WATERS E OF 70W THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND BEFORE FADING MON. $$ AMZ111-112115- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 410 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ113-112115- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 410 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ115-112115- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 410 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ117-112115- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 410 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ119-112115- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 410 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ121-112115- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 410 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ123-112115- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 410 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ125-112115- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 410 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ127-112115- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 410 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS