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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND
CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1012 AM EST THU MAR 7 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.

AMZ001-080315-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO
19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W
1012 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

.SYNOPSIS..DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA WILL DRIFT S
INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN TODAY BEFORE STALLING AND BECOMING DIFFUSE.
HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE FRONT WILL ALLOW WINDS TO INCREASE
OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. NORTHERLY SWELL
TO 8 FT IN WILL PUSH INTO THE MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES SUN AND
MON.

$$

AMZ011-080315-
CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN-
1012 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

$$

AMZ013-080315-
CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN-
1012 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN
5 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

AMZ015-080315-
CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE-
1012 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

AMZ017-080315-
GULF OF HONDURAS-
1012 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

AMZ019-080315-
CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W-
1012 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
 LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

AMZ021-080315-
CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W-
1012 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

$$

AMZ023-080315-
CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W-
1012 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

AMZ025-080315-
OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS-
1012 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

$$

AMZ027-080315-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W-
1012 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 

$$

AMZ029-080315-
W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W-
1012 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

$$

AMZ031-080315-
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA
BASIN-
1012 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

$$

AMZ033-080315-
CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN-
1012 AM EST THU MAR 7 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. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

$$

AMZ035-080315-
OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO-
1012 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

$$

AMZ037-080315-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W-
1012 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

$$

AMZ039-080315-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL-
1012 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

$$

AMZ101-080315-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
1012 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

.SYNOPSIS...GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE WATERS N OF
29N ASSOCIATED WITH COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL
CUBA THE FRONT WILL MOVE E AND EXTEND FROM 24N65W TO HISPANIOLA
TONIGHT AND E OF THE AREA FRI. A LARGE AREA OF NORTHERLY SWELL
COVER REGION E OF THE BAHAMAS LATE FRI THROUGH MON.

$$

AMZ111-080315-
ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W-
1012 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT N OF 29N W OF
79W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 

$$

AMZ113-080315-
ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W-
1012 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N OF 29N E OF 75W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT S OF 29N. ELSEWHERE NW WINDS
25 TO 30 KT DECREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF 29N...AND 11 TO
16 FT N OF 29N. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO
16 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 

$$

AMZ115-080315-
ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W-
1012 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT...

.TODAY...N OF 29N W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30
KT LATE. S OF 29N...SEAS 15 TO 16 FT...SUBSIDING TO 13 TO 15 FT
LATE. N OF 29N...SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT S OF 29N...AND 15 TO
19 FT N OF 29N. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO
20 FT. 
.SAT...N OF 29N NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. S OF 29N. NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO
18 FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 

$$

AMZ117-080315-
BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK-
1012 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ATLC
EXPOSURES...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 2 TO 3 FT
ELSEWHERE. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

$$

AMZ119-080315-
ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W-
1012 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF
25N...AND 8 TO 13 FT N OF 25N. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 

$$

AMZ121-080315-
ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W-
1012 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO
20 KT LATE. S OF 25N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 25N...SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF
25N...AND 10 TO 13 FT N OF 25N. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF
25N...AND 11 TO 15 FT N OF 25N. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 

$$

AMZ123-080315-
ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE-
1012 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

.TODAY...NW 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...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

$$

AMZ125-080315-
ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO
TRENCH-
1012 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

.TODAY...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT LATE. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

$$

AMZ127-080315-
ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W-
1012 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER DGS