000 FZNT23 KNHC 122101 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 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. AMZ001-130900- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A SLOW MOVING TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED TO THE N OF 18N ALONG 82W WILL PASS THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI AND MOVE W OF THE AREA SAT. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WILL REACH ALONG 55W FRI NIGHT AND MOVE INTO E CARIBBEAN SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT AND INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON NIGHT. OTHERWISE ATLC HIGH PRES WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN EXCEPT STRONG BREEZE OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ011-130900- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ013-130900- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ015-130900- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ017-130900- GULF OF HONDURAS- 501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ019-130900- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ021-130900- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ023-130900- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ025-130900- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ027-130900- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ029-130900- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI 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. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ031-130900- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ033-130900- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ035-130900- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ037-130900- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 10N N OF 10N...AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 10N. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ039-130900- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ101-130900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING E TO W ALONG 31N WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND REMAIN N OF AREA THROUGH EARLY SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DIP INTO THE WATERS N OF 28N E OF 68W SAT NIGHT AND MOVE E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT AS A SURFACE HIGH SHIFTS S INTO THE REGION NEAR 30N68W. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 20N E OF AREA WILL REACH 66N SUN NIGHT AND 72W MON NIGHT. $$ AMZ111-130900- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ113-130900- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ115-130900- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ117-130900- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ119-130900- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ121-130900- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ123-130900- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ125-130900- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ127-130900- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 501 PM EDT THU JUL 12 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR