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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND
CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012

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.

AMZ001-052100-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO
19N W OF 55W
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012

.SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE
TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION THROUGH SAT. FRESH TO
STRONG E WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WATERS.

$$

AMZ011-052100-
CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN-
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

$$

AMZ013-052100-
CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN-
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

AMZ015-052100-
CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE-
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

$$

AMZ017-052100-
GULF OF HONDURAS-
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

$$

AMZ019-052100-
CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W-
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

$$

AMZ021-052100-
CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W-
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 

$$

AMZ023-052100-
CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W-
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT AND WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

$$

AMZ025-052100-
OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS-
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

AMZ027-052100-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W-
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

$$

AMZ029-052100-
W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W-
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL ELSEWHERE.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL ELSEWHERE.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL ELSEWHERE. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

$$

AMZ031-052100-
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA
BASIN-
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

$$

AMZ033-052100-
CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN-
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BECOMING 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

$$

AMZ035-052100-
OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO-
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.THU AND FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

$$

AMZ037-052100-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W-
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. 

$$

AMZ039-052100-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL-
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
NE SWELL.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
 

$$

AMZ101-052100-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE RIDGE WILL EXTEND EAST TO WEST ALONG 22N
THROUGH WED NIGHT WHILE A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT STALLS ALONG 30N.
THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT S THU AS THE FRONT PUSHES S...REACHING FROM
31N70W TO E CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI AND FROM 31N65W TO S FLORIDA SAT.

$$

AMZ111-052100-
ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W-
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

$$

AMZ113-052100-
ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W-
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 29N S OF
29N...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL N OF 29N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

AMZ115-052100-
ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W-
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 

$$

AMZ117-052100-
BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK-
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E
SWELL.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. 

$$

AMZ119-052100-
ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W-
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. 
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. 

$$

AMZ121-052100-
ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W-
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT.
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

AMZ123-052100-
ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE-
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

AMZ125-052100-
ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO
TRENCH-
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

AMZ127-052100-
ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W-
1000 AM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER MUNDELL