000 FZNT23 KNHC 022116 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 516 PM EDT THU AUG 2 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. AMZ001-030815- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 516 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 83W WILL MOVE W INTO CENTRAL AMERICA TONIGHT AND SAT. NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 12.8N 56.6W AT 02/2100 UTC IS MOVING W AT 19 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 GUSTS 55 KT. ERNESTO WILL CHANGE LITTLE IN STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO 13.0N 59.3W BY LATE TONIGHT... AND INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA NEAR 13.2N 62.6W BY FRI AFTERNOON. ERNESTO WILL SLOWLY INTENSIFY AS IT REACHES NEAR 13.6N 65.8W BY LATE FRI NIGHT AND TO NEAR 14.2N 68.8W BY SAT AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN INTO A HURRICANE AS IT TRACKS ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ011-030815- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 516 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE... SEAS 4 FT...BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ013-030815- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 516 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 60 TO 70 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ AMZ015-030815- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 516 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ017-030815- GULF OF HONDURAS- 516 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ AMZ019-030815- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 516 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...SW WINDS 60 TO 70 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ AMZ021-030815- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 516 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E OF 77W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. W OF 77W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 77W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 45 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT... SEAS 8 FT...BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 77W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT... SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ AMZ023-030815- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 516 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING E 35 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 45 TO 50 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 45 TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ025-030815- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 516 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 .TONIGHT...IN ANEGADA PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC EXPOSURES...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...IN ANEGADA PASSAGE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. IN ...EXCEPT SEAS 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ATLC EXPOSURES... NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... BECOMING NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...IN ...EXCEPTE TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. IN ANEGADA PASSAGE...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ATLC EXPOSURES...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. IN ANEGADA PASSAGE...SEAS 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ATLC EXPOSURES...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ027-030815- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 516 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ029-030815- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 516 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ031-030815- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 516 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 45 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ033-030815- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 516 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 13N W OF 68W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 45 TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT...BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 13N W OF 68W... NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 45 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 13N W OF 68W...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 13N W OF 68W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 45 TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 13N W OF 68W...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ AMZ035-030815- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 516 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. ATLC EXPOSURES... NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 30 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. ATLC EXPOSURES...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE... N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING N 40 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT ATLC EXPOSURES... AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. ATLC EXPOSURES...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 45 TO 50 KT... BECOMING SE 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...ATLC EXPOSURES...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT... DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ATLC EXPOSURES...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE... SEAS 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ AMZ037-030815- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 516 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 10N...E TO SE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT. S OF 10N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF 10N N OF 10N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 10N. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 10N...SE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 10N...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF 10N...AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 10N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 10N...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 10N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF ...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 10N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 10N...SEAS 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 10N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 10N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 10N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 10N...AND E 5 TO 10 KT S OF 10N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 10N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 10N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 10N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 10N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ039-030815- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 516 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ101-030815- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 516 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRES CENTER AT 35N55W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUN THEN WEAKEN MON. A TROUGH SEPARATED FROM A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CARIBBEAN WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN BAHAMAS AND GREATER ANTILLES THROUGH FRI THEN ACROSS S FLORIDA SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ111-030815- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 516 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ113-030815- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 516 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ115-030815- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 516 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ117-030815- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 516 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ119-030815- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 516 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ121-030815- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 516 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ123-030815- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 516 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ125-030815- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 516 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ127-030815- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 516 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE