000 FZNT23 KNHC 020830 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EDT TUE APR 2 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. AMZ001-022100- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 430 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS PREVAIL ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. FRESH TO STRONG SE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING LOW PRES SYS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI...THEN WEAKEN OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT. $$ AMZ011-022100- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 430 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ013-022100- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 430 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ015-022100- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 430 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ017-022100- GULF OF HONDURAS- 430 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ019-022100- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 430 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ021-022100- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 430 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ023-022100- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 430 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ025-022100- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 430 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ027-022100- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 430 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ029-022100- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 430 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ031-022100- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 430 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ033-022100- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 430 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ035-022100- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 430 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ037-022100- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 430 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ039-022100- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 430 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ101-022100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES IN THE CENTRAL ATLC EXTENDS A RIDGE W ACROSS THE REGION. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS N WATERS THROUGH WED WHILE A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FURTHER SOUTH TO THE EASTERN BAHAMAS. THE TROUGH WILL TRIGGER WIDESPREAD SHOWERS MAINLY E OF 75W THROUGH TONIGHT...AND EXTEND FROM 30N60W TO 21N70W WED THEN MOVE EAST OF THE AREA THU. A LOW PRES SYSTEM EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WED NIGHT AND THU WILL CAUSE SE WINDS TO INCREASE ACROSS N WATERS BY THU...WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 7-8 FT. $$ AMZ111-022100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 430 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ113-022100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 430 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ115-022100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 430 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ117-022100- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 430 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 1 TO 2 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 1 TO 2 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ119-022100- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 430 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 .TODAY...S OF 25N...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 25N...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ121-022100- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 430 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ123-022100- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 430 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ125-022100- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 430 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ127-022100- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 430 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL