000 FZNT23 KNHC 171437 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1037 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 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. AMZ001-180300- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 1037 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON...WEAKENING TUE THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES N OF AREA SHIFTS E. FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS EACH NIGHT THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL TRANSITION TO A SHEAR LINE TONIGHT AND MON AS IT SAGS INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC...THEN DISSIPATE TUE. NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL IMPACT THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ AMZ011-180300- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 1037 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ013-180300- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 1037 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ015-180300- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1037 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ017-180300- GULF OF HONDURAS- 1037 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ019-180300- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 1037 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ021-180300- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 1037 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ023-180300- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 1037 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ025-180300- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 1037 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 5 TO 7 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ027-180300- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 1037 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ029-180300- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 1037 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ031-180300- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 1037 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ033-180300- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 1037 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 5 TO 7 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 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ035-180300- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 1037 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ037-180300- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 1037 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ039-180300- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 1037 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...E OF 80W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 80W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 80W AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 80W. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 80W AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 80W. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ101-180300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1037 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES ALONG 27N WILL LIFT N THROUGH TUE. S TO SW WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER NW WATERS MON NIGHT AND TUE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION TUE AND WED...FOLLOWED BY A REINFORCING COLD FRONT THU. $$ AMZ111-180300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 1037 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ113-180300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 1037 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 29N AND SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SW 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...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ115-180300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1037 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 29N AND SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 29N...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 29N...SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S OF 29N...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 29N...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ117-180300- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 1037 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ119-180300- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 1037 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ121-180300- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1037 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N AND E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ123-180300- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1037 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ125-180300- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 1037 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ127-180300- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 1037 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL