000 FZNT23 KNHC 130919 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 419 AM EST WED FEB 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. AMZ001-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 419 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY TRADES WILL PERSIST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH THU. FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. LONG PERIOD N SWELLS WILL PROPAGATE S THROUGH THE NE PASSAGES AND THE TROPICAL WATERS...REACHING THE N COAST OF S AMERICA EARLY WED....THEN SUBSIDE ON THU. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE THU. THE FRONT WILL MERGE WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT SAT. THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS EARLY SUN. $$ AMZ011-132130- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 419 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ013-132130- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 419 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ015-132130- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 419 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ017-132130- GULF OF HONDURAS- 419 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ019-132130- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 419 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ021-132130- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 419 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ023-132130- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 419 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ025-132130- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 419 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ027-132130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 419 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ029-132130- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 419 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ031-132130- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 419 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ033-132130- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 419 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ035-132130- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 419 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ037-132130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 419 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N OF 10N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 10N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ039-132130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 419 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ101-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 419 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST LATER TODAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO SE FLORIDA THU THEN DRIFT IN SE A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE GEORGIA COAST SAT OVERTAKE REMNANTS OF THE INITIAL FRONT SAT NIGHT. THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA SUN. $$ AMZ111-132130- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 419 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ113-132130- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 419 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 29N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 29N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ AMZ115-132130- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 419 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT S OF 29N... AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 29N. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 29N S OF 29N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 29N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 29N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 29N...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ AMZ117-132130- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 419 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ119-132130- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 419 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ121-132130- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 419 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ123-132130- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 419 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ125-132130- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 419 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ127-132130- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 419 AM EST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS