000 FZNT23 KNHC 181430 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM EST WED DEC 18 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. AMZ001-190300- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 930 AM EST WED DEC 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TRADE WINDS IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 70W AND 80W WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN. LARGE SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH SWELL GENERATED BY STRONG TRADE WINDS IN THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS EAST AND WEAKENS. $$ AMZ011-190300- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 930 AM EST WED DEC 18 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ013-190300- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 930 AM EST WED DEC 18 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ015-190300- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 930 AM EST WED DEC 18 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ017-190300- GULF OF HONDURAS- 930 AM EST WED DEC 18 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ019-190300- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 930 AM EST WED DEC 18 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ021-190300- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 930 AM EST WED DEC 18 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ023-190300- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 930 AM EST WED DEC 18 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ025-190300- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 930 AM EST WED DEC 18 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ027-190300- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 930 AM EST WED DEC 18 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ029-190300- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 930 AM EST WED DEC 18 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ031-190300- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 930 AM EST WED DEC 18 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ033-190300- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 930 AM EST WED DEC 18 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ035-190300- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 930 AM EST WED DEC 18 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 7 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ037-190300- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 930 AM EST WED DEC 18 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ039-190300- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 930 AM EST WED DEC 18 2013 .TODAY...E OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. W OF 80W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E OF 80W...NE WINDS 20 KT. W OF 80W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ101-190300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 930 AM EST WED DEC 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME ORIENTED MORE E-W BETWEEN 23N AND 28N THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES OVER THE CAROLINAS SHIFTS EASTWARD NORTH OF THE AREA ALONG 33N INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC. $$ AMZ111-190300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 930 AM EST WED DEC 18 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ113-190300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 930 AM EST WED DEC 18 2013 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ115-190300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 930 AM EST WED DEC 18 2013 .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ117-190300- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 930 AM EST WED DEC 18 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ATLC EXPOSURES AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .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 TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ119-190300- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 930 AM EST WED DEC 18 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ121-190300- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 930 AM EST WED DEC 18 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ123-190300- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 930 AM EST WED DEC 18 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ125-190300- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 930 AM EST WED DEC 18 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 8 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ127-190300- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 930 AM EST WED DEC 18 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL