000 FZNT23 KNHC 011430 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EDT WED AUG 1 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. AMZ001-020300- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 1030 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 75W WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN INTO CENTRAL AMERICA THROUGH SAT. A STRONGER TROPICAL WAVE AND LOW PRES CENTERED NEAR 11N46W WILL REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THU NIGHT...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...MOVE ACROSS THE WINDWARD ISLANDS FRI INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ011-020300- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 1030 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ013-020300- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 1030 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ015-020300- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1030 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ017-020300- GULF OF HONDURAS- 1030 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ019-020300- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 1030 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ021-020300- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 1030 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 77W...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 77W...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E OF 77W...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 77W...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ023-020300- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 1030 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ025-020300- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 1030 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 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 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ027-020300- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 1030 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ029-020300- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 1030 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ031-020300- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 1030 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ033-020300- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 1030 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ035-020300- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 1030 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ037-020300- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 1030 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N OF 10N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 10N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 10N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 10N. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N OF 10N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 10N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 10N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 10N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ039-020300- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 1030 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ101-020300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM SUBTROPICAL HIGH CENTERED NEAR 35N55W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUN. NORTHERN PORTION OF TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 75W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS AND GREATER ANTILLES THROUGH THU. A STRONGER TROPICAL WAVE MOVING SOUTH OF THE AREA THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN WILL BRING INCREASED SHOWERS TO SOUTHERN ZONES. $$ AMZ111-020300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 1030 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ113-020300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 1030 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 29N...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. N OF 29N...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ115-020300- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1030 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ117-020300- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 1030 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ119-020300- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 1030 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ121-020300- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1030 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ123-020300- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1030 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ125-020300- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 1030 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ127-020300- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 1030 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL