000 FZNT23 KNHC 210929 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 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. AMZ001-212015- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE NEAR 15.2N 51.2W 1007 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. NINE IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES TO 15.3N 53.8W THIS AFTERNOON...THEN TO 15.7N 57.2W TONIGHT...TO 16.0N 60.5W WED AFTERNOON...TO 16.3N 63.6W WED NIGHT WHILE STRENGTHENING TO A HURRICANE. NINE WILL THEN MOVE TO 16.9N 69.3W THU NIGHT...TO 18.0N 74.0W FRI NIGHT...AND TO 20.0N 77.3W SAT NIGHT. OTHERWISE...A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN TONIGHT...WITH ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 60W MOVING THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN AHEAD OF NINE. $$ AMZ011-212015- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ013-212015- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ AMZ015-212015- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ AMZ017-212015- GULF OF HONDURAS- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ AMZ019-212015- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ AMZ021-212015- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ AMZ023-212015- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 55 TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N WINDS 55 TO 65 KT... BECOMING NW TO N 45 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ025-212015- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT...BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. IN ANEGADA PASSAGE... NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. ATLC EXPOSURES...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING E 45 TO 50 KT LATE...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 40 TO 45 KT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. IN ANEGADA PASSAGE...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING E 55 TO 60 KT LATE. ATLC EXPOSURES...SE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 50 TO 55 KT... BECOMING SE 55 TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. IN ANEGADA PASSAGE... SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ATLC EXPOSURES...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ027-212015- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ029-212015- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA... AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ031-212015- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND W 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ033-212015- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 68W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S OF 13N W OF 68W...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N LATE. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 13N W OF 68W...AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ035-212015- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. ATLC EXPOSURES...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ037-212015- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TODAY...N OF 10N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W IN LATE. S OF 10N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N OF 10N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 10N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 10N N OF 10N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 10N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N OF 10N...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 10N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ039-212015- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TODAY...E OF 80W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 80W...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ101-212015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE NEAR 15.2N 51.2W 1007 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. NINE IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES TO 15.3N 53.8W THIS AFTERNOON...THEN TO 15.7N 57.2W TONIGHT...TO 16.0N 60.5W WED AFTERNOON...TO 16.3N 63.6W WED NIGHT WHILE STRENGTHENING TO A HURRICANE. NINE WILL THEN MOVE TO 16.9N 69.3W THU NIGHT...TO 18.0N 74.0W FRI NIGHT...AND TO 20.0N 77.3W SAT NIGHT. OTHERWISE...A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS WILL MOVE EASTWARD N OF 28N THROUGH TONIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES ALONG 27N WILL SLOWLY LIFT N THROUGH SAT AS NINE APPROACHES FROM THE SE. $$ AMZ111-212015- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 79W...NW WINDS 5 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N W OF 79W...AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ113-212015- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ115-212015- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ117-212015- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. ATLC EXPOSURES...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 7 FT...BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ AMZ119-212015- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 25N...SEAS 10 FT... BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. N OF 25N...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT S OF 25N S OF 25N...AND 8 TO 13 FT N OF 25N. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. N OF 25N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ AMZ121-212015- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 25N...SEAS 7 FT...BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 25N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 25N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 25N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE...SEAS 7 FT...BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT S OF 25N S OF 25N...AND 8 TO 11 FT N OF 25N. .FRI...S OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT S OF 25N...AND 8 TO 11 FT N OF 25N. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N...AND E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ123-212015- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT...BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ AMZ125-212015- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT...BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. $$ AMZ127-212015- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 529 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 60W W OF 60W...AND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT E OF 60W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 60W W OF 60W...AND 9 TO 14 FT E OF 60W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. W OF 60W...SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. E OF 60W...SEAS 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...W OF 60W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF 60W...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...W OF 60W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE...SEAS 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. E OF 60W...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY