000 FZNT23 KNHC 130908 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 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. AMZ001-132115- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL MOVE OFF THE E COAST TODAY WILL SHIFT E THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND TIGHTEN THE PRES GRADIENT RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION FRI THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ011-132115- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ013-132115- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ015-132115- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ017-132115- GULF OF HONDURAS- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ019-132115- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ021-132115- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ023-132115- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ025-132115- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ027-132115- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ029-132115- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ031-132115- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ AMZ033-132115- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ035-132115- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ037-132115- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. $$ AMZ039-132115- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ101-132115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 29N65W TO WESTERN CUBA WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM 27N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH FRI NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE SAT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA COAST INTO NW PORTION OF THE AREA SUN...BECOME STATIONARY FROM 31N71W TO S FLORIDA MON...THEN WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE TUE. $$ AMZ111-132115- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ113-132115- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ115-132115- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ117-132115- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ119-132115- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ121-132115- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 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. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ123-132115- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ125-132115- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ127-132115- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS