000 FZNT23 KNHC 171418 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 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. AMZ001-180000- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TRADE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 79W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED EVENING...THEN INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY THU. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 48W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WED THROUGH THU...THE LESSER ANTILLES THU NIGHT AND FRI...AND INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SAT. $$ AMZ011-180000- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ013-180000- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ015-180000- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ017-180000- GULF OF HONDURAS- 1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ019-180000- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ021-180000- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ023-180000- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ025-180000- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E 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. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ027-180000- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ029-180000- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ031-180000- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ033-180000- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ035-180000- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ037-180000- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ039-180000- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 80W E OF 80W...AND N 5 TO 10 KT W OF 80W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ101-180000- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 26N WILL INTENSIFY AS IT LIFTS N TO 28N THROUGH THU. NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 79W WILL MOVE INTO THE FLORIDA STRAITS THROUGH WED NIGHT. E WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SOUTHERN ZONES THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ111-180000- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ113-180000- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ115-180000- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ117-180000- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ119-180000- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ121-180000- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ123-180000- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ125-180000- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ127-180000- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 1018 AM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL