000 FZNT23 KNHC 030830 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EDT WED APR 3 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. AMZ001-032100- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 430 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE EAST CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WILL PERSIST THOUGH FRI. HIGH PRES CENTERED NE OF THE AREA IS ENHANCING TRADE WINDS OVER A BROAD AREA OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC. FRESH TO STRONG SE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS THROUGH THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT. MODERATE TO FRESH E TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND. $$ AMZ011-032100- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 430 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ013-032100- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 430 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ015-032100- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 430 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ017-032100- GULF OF HONDURAS- 430 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ019-032100- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 430 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ021-032100- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 430 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...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 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ023-032100- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 430 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ025-032100- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 430 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...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. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ027-032100- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 430 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ029-032100- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 430 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ031-032100- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 430 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ033-032100- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 430 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ035-032100- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 430 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ037-032100- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 430 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...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. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ039-032100- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 430 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 F IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ101-032100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO 28N70W TO 27N80W HAS A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 28N65W TO HISPANIOLA. THE FRONT AND TROUGH TO MERGE INTO SINGLE ENTITY FROM 30N59W TO 22N70W BY THIS EVENING AND SHIFT E OF THE FORECAST AREA THU. A LOW PRES SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT AND THU WILL INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS IN N WATERS THU AND FRI. THE LOW WILL SWEEP A COLD FRONT OVER THE REGION FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT. GENTLE TO MODERATE E-NE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION SUN. $$ AMZ111-032100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 430 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ113-032100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 430 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ115-032100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 430 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ117-032100- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 430 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ119-032100- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 430 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ121-032100- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 430 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ123-032100- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 430 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ125-032100- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 430 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ127-032100- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 430 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL