000 FZNT23 KNHC 181448 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1048 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 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. AMZ001-190200- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 1048 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE NE OF THE AREA WILL STRENGTHEN EARLY NEXT WEEK. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 69W WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 42W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON AND TUE AND INTO THE E CARIBBEAN WED. AREA OF LOW PRES ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 27W IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY...AND COULD BE A TROPICAL CYCLONE AS IT APPROACHES THE TROPICAL N ATLC ON WED. $$ AMZ011-190200- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 1048 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ013-190200- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 1048 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ015-190200- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1048 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ017-190200- GULF OF HONDURAS- 1048 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ019-190200- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 1048 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ021-190200- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 1048 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ023-190200- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 1048 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ025-190200- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 1048 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ027-190200- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 1048 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ AMZ029-190200- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 1048 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ031-190200- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 1048 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ033-190200- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 1048 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ035-190200- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 1048 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ037-190200- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 1048 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ AMZ039-190200- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 1048 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ101-190200- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1048 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS WILL MOVE EASTWARD N OF 28N THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 69W WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE GREATER ANTILLES THIS WEEKEND. HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ111-190200- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 1048 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ113-190200- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 1048 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ115-190200- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1048 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ117-190200- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 1048 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 1 TO 2 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ119-190200- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 1048 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ121-190200- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1048 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ123-190200- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1048 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ125-190200- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 1048 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ127-190200- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 1048 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL