000 FZNT23 KNHC 240845 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 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. AMZ001-242215- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED BETWEEN BERMUDA AND PUERTO RICO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE E-SE ACROSS SW N ATLC WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE FRESH TRADES ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. FRESH TO STRONG S TO SE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS AND YUCATAN CHANNEL THROUGH TONIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL ENTER YUCATAN CHANNEL MON EVENING AND STALL FROM E CUBA TO S BELIZE WED. $$ AMZ011-242215- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ013-242215- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...AND SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ015-242215- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ017-242215- GULF OF HONDURAS- 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ019-242215- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ021-242215- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ023-242215- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ025-242215- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E 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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ027-242215- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ029-242215- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ031-242215- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ033-242215- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 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 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ035-242215- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ037-242215- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ039-242215- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ101-242215- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG SW WINDS N OF 27N AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER NW PORTION TONIGHT. FRONT TO EXTEND FROM 30N69W TO S FLORIDA LATE MON...FROM 27N65W TO E CUBA LATE MON THEN STALL TUE AND WED AND E OF THE AREA THU. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NW WINDS WILL PREVAIL N OF 30N BEHIND THE FRONT MON NIGHT INTO TUE. $$ AMZ111-242215- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 29N W OF 79W...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ113-242215- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...S OF 29N...15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WINDS SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 29N...20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 29N...AND 11 TO 16 FT N OF 29N. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ115-242215- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 29N...AND 9 TO 11 FT IN N OF 29N. .MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. S OF 29N...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 29N...SEAS 9 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. .TUE...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ AMZ117-242215- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ119-242215- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S OF 25N...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. N OF 25N...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ121-242215- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ AMZ123-242215- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ125-242215- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ127-242215- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 445 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ FORECASTER DGS