000 FZNT23 KNHC 131500 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 13 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. AMZ001-140300- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY HIGH PRES OVER SW N ATLC MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH LATE SUN. DEEP LOW PRES SYSTEM OVER CENTRAL ATLC SENDS LARGE LONG PERIOD N SWELL S ACROSS TROPICAL N ATLC AND THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES TONIGHT THROUGH MON THEN SUBSIDE LATE MON THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ011-140300- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ013-140300- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ015-140300- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ017-140300- GULF OF HONDURAS- 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ019-140300- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ021-140300- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...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. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ023-140300- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ025-140300- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ027-140300- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ029-140300- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ031-140300- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ033-140300- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ035-140300- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ037-140300- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 10N...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 10N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 10N...SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 10N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT N OF 10N AND TO 11 FT S OF 10N. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ039-140300- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF 80W. N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 80W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E OF 80W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. W OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E OF 80W AND TO 6 FT W OF 80W. .MON NIGHT...E OF 80W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. W OF 80W... N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ101-140300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY HIGH PRES OVER SW N ATLC EXTENDS S TO GREATER ANTILLES WEAKEN THROUGH SUN DIMINISHING WINDS S OF 22N. LARGE LONG PERIOD N SWELL PROPAGATE SOUTHWARD E OF 70W TODAY THROUGH MON THEN SUBSIDE LATE MON THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ111-140300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ113-140300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ115-140300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ117-140300- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ119-140300- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ121-140300- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ123-140300- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ125-140300- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ127-140300- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 1000 AM EST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT W OF 60W AND TO 15 FT E OF 60W. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES