000 FZNT23 KNHC 170831 CCA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND...CORRECTED CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 431 AM EDT WED APR 17 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. AMZ001-172200- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 431 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRI... WITH LOCALLY STRONG WINDS IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF HONDURAS. STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NW ATLC WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE REGION THU NIGHT AND FRI TO STRENGTHEN WINDS THIS WEEKEND. $$ AMZ011-172200- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 431 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ013-172200- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 431 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ015-172200- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 431 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ017-172200- GULF OF HONDURAS- 431 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 3 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ019-172200- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 431 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ021-172200- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 431 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...NE TO 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. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ023-172200- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 431 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ025-172200- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 431 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ027-172200- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 431 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ029-172200- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 431 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ031-172200- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 431 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ033-172200- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 431 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ035-172200- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 431 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ATLC EXPOSURES... AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ATLC EXPOSURES... AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ037-172200- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 431 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ039-172200- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 431 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ101-172200- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 431 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS WORDING .SYNOPSIS...MEANDERING STATIONARY FRONT ALONG 30N WILL DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING S IN THE NW ATLC THU NIGHT AND FRI WILL STRENGTHEN TRADE WINDS S OF 25N THIS WEEKEND. $$ AMZ111-172200- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 431 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ113-172200- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 431 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 29N...AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ115-172200- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 431 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ117-172200- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 431 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ119-172200- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 431 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N...AND E LESS THAN 5 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ121-172200- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 431 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ123-172200- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 431 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ125-172200- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 431 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ127-172200- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 431 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN