000 FZNT23 KNHC 072120 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 520 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 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. AMZ001-080900- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 520 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE ERNESTO NEAR 18.8N 86.2W AT 5 PM EDT MOVING WNW AT 13 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT. ERNESTO IS FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND NEAR THE BELIZE-MEXICO BORDER TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE IN THE NW CARIBBEAN WED. A TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN ALONG 66W WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT AND ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF FLORENCE NEAR 18N49W WILL AFFECT NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WED THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ011-080900- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 520 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. IN YUCATAN CHANNEL... E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 60 TO 70 KT...BECOMING SE 40 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...AND 22 TO 32 FT ELSEWHERE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...SEAS 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 22 FT...SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ013-080900- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 520 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT... SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ015-080900- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 520 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ017-080900- GULF OF HONDURAS- 520 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT... BECOMING S 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO 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. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ019-080900- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 520 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ021-080900- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 520 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E OF 77W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 77W...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E OF 77W...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 77W...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ023-080900- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 520 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ025-080900- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 520 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ027-080900- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 520 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ029-080900- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 520 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ031-080900- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 520 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE... E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ033-080900- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 520 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E TO 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. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ035-080900- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 520 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ037-080900- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 520 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ039-080900- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 520 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ101-080900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 520 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED NE OF BERMUDA WILL SHIFT SLOWLY NE THROUGH SAT AS A TROPICAL WAVE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF FLORENCE MOVES INTO THE REGION. THE WAVE WILL GRADUALLY DRIFT W ACROSS THROUGH FRI...THEN DISSIPATE SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS EASTWARD. $$ AMZ111-080900- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 520 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ113-080900- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 520 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ115-080900- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 520 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ117-080900- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 520 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ119-080900- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 520 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ121-080900- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 520 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ123-080900- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 520 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ125-080900- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 520 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ127-080900- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 520 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT W OF 60W W OF 60W... AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF 60W. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL