000 FZNT23 KNHC 271438 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1038 AM EDT WED MAR 27 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. AMZ001-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 1038 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A RETREATING CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE ALONG 22N WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO EASTERN HONDURAS WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD TODAY AND DISSIPATE THU. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH THIS WEEKEND IN RESPONSE TO HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ011-272130- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 1038 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ013-272130- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 1038 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ015-272130- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1038 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ017-272130- GULF OF HONDURAS- 1038 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ019-272130- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 1038 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ021-272130- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 1038 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ023-272130- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 1038 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ025-272130- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 1038 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ027-272130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 1038 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ029-272130- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 1038 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ031-272130- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 1038 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ033-272130- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 1038 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...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. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ035-272130- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 1038 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ATLC EXPOSURES... AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ037-272130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 1038 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ039-272130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 1038 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ101-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1038 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 26N50W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL MOVE SE FROM 22N61W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EARLY THU THEN PASS E OF THE AREA. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 26N IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND A HIGH PRES CENTER WILL MOVE THROUGH NE WATERS OVER THE WEEKEND. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER NW WATERS SUN. $$ AMZ111-272130- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 1038 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ113-272130- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 1038 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ115-272130- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1038 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ117-272130- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 1038 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...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. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ATLC EXPOSURES... AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ119-272130- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 1038 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ121-272130- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1038 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ123-272130- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1038 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ125-272130- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 1038 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ127-272130- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 1038 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W OF 60W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 60W...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER