000 FZNT23 KNHC 041500 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1000 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 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. AMZ001-050300- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 1000 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS...AATLC RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE TRADES WILL DIMINISH SOME ON TUE AND WED ACROSS THE AREA E OF 78W. A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL LIFT BACK TO THE N AS A WARM FRONT LATER TODAY. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE MON WITH NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO AT LEAST NEAR GALE FORCE IN AND NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL ON TUE. $$ AMZ011-050300- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 1000 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ AMZ013-050300- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 1000 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ015-050300- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1000 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ017-050300- GULF OF HONDURAS- 1000 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 87W...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N W OF 87W...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ019-050300- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 1000 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ021-050300- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 1000 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ023-050300- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 1000 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ025-050300- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 1000 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ027-050300- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 1000 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ029-050300- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 1000 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...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. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ031-050300- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 1000 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ AMZ033-050300- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 1000 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ035-050300- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 1000 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ037-050300- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 1000 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF 10N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 10N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 10N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 10N IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 10N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 10N. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ039-050300- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 1000 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...N OF 10N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 10N...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 10N ... AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 10N. .TONIGHT...N OF 10N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 10N...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 10N ...AND NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT S OF 10N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ101-050300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1000 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 26N65W TO 25N68W THEN STATIONARY TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT LATER TODAY...GRADUALLY DISSIPATING IN THE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP ACROSS THE ATLC N OF BAHAMAS TONIGHT...ALL AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST ON MON. THIS STRONG FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE ON TUE AND STALL ACROSS THE AREA ON WED. $$ AMZ111-050300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 1000 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ113-050300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 1000 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ115-050300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1000 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. . .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. $$ AMZ117-050300- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 1000 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ119-050300- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 1000 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. . .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ121-050300- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1000 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ AMZ123-050300- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1000 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ125-050300- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 1000 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ127-050300- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 1000 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. . .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL.. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT . .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS