000 FZNT23 KNHC 040833 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 433 AM EDT THU APR 4 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. AMZ001-042100- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 433 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG SE WINDS IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG E WINDS WILL PERSIST IN THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON...WITH MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS ELSEWHERE. A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN IN THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI THEN DISSIPATE SAT. $$ AMZ011-042100- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 433 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ013-042100- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 433 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ015-042100- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 433 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ017-042100- GULF OF HONDURAS- 433 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ019-042100- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 433 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ021-042100- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 433 AM EDT THU APR 4 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. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ023-042100- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 433 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ025-042100- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 433 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ027-042100- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 433 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ029-042100- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 433 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUAN AND 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL ELSEWHERE. .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. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ031-042100- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 433 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ033-042100- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 433 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...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. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ035-042100- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 433 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ037-042100- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 433 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...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. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ039-042100- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 433 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ101-042100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 433 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AHEAD OF A LOW PRES SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE LOW WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND DRAG A COLD FRONT INTO REGION FRI. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N74W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI AND FROM BERMUDA TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL AND WEAKEN SUN...THEN DISSIPATE MON. $$ AMZ111-042100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 433 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ113-042100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 433 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 29N AND 8 TO 11 FT N OF 29N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT S OF 29N AND 8 TO 11 FT N OF 29N. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ115-042100- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 433 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ117-042100- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 433 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ119-042100- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 433 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ121-042100- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 433 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ123-042100- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 433 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ125-042100- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 433 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ127-042100- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 433 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL