000 FZNT23 KNHC 211512 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1112 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 1112 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE NEAR 15.1N 52.8W 1008 MB AT 11 AM EDT IS MOVING W AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 15.2N 55.3W EARLY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT REACHES NEAR 15.5N 58.4W WED MORNING...NEAR 15.9N 61.5W EARLY WED EVENING...AND STRENGTHEN TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE NEAR 16.2N 64.6W BY THU MORNING. HURRICANE NINE IS THEN FORECAST TO TRACK MORE TO THE NW AS IT CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY REACHING NEAR 17.0N 70.0W FRI MORNING...AND TO NEAR 18.5N 74.0W BY SAT MORNING. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 87W S OF 20N TO ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL MOVE INLAND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING FROM THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TO 10N65W IS MOVING W AT 18 KT. THIS WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REST OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED MORNING...ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATER WED THROUGH THU MORNING...AND ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ011-212015- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 1112 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ013-212015- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 1112 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .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...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ AMZ015-212015- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1112 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ AMZ017-212015- GULF OF HONDURAS- 1112 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .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. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ019-212015- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 1112 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ021-212015- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 1112 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 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...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ AMZ023-212015- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 1112 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N WINDS 45 TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ AMZ025-212015- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 1112 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 AND ELSEWHERE...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 NE TO E 40 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. IN ANEGADA PASSAGE...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 55 TO 60 KT LATE. ATLC EXPOSURES...E TO SE WINDS 45 TO 50 KT... BECOMING SE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 45 TO 50 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 45 TO 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ATLC EXPOSURES...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 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. $$ AMZ027-212015- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 1112 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT...BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E TO SE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING SE 40 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ029-212015- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 1112 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. $$ AMZ031-212015- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 1112 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND W 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ033-212015- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 1112 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. $$ AMZ035-212015- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 1112 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. ATLC EXPOSURES...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ037-212015- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 1112 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 10N...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SW 30 TO 35 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...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 10N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N OF 10N...S WINDS 25 TO 30 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. $$ AMZ039-212015- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 1112 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF 80W E OF 80W... AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 80W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ101-212015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1112 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE NEAR 15.1N 52.8W 1008 MB AT 11 AM EDT IS MOVING W AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 15.2N 55.3W EARLY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT REACHES NEAR 15.5N 58.4W WED MORNING...NEAR 15.9N 61.5W EARLY WED EVENING...AND STRENGTHEN TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA NEAR 16.2N 64.6W BY THU MORNING. 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 HURRICANE NINE APPROACHES FROM THE SE. $$ AMZ111-212015- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 1112 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 79W...NW WINDS 5 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N W OF 79W...AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ113-212015- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 1112 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. $$ AMZ115-212015- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1112 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ117-212015- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 1112 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...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. $$ AMZ119-212015- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 1112 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 25N...SEAS 10 FT... BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. N OF 25N...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT S OF 25N...AND 8 TO 13 FT N OF 25N. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. N OF 25N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ AMZ121-212015- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1112 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO 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. $$ AMZ123-212015- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1112 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT...BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ AMZ125-212015- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 1112 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. $$ AMZ127-212015- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 1112 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 60W W OF 60W...AND 9 TO 14 FT E OF 60W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. W OF 60W...SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. E OF 60W...SEAS 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...W OF 60W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF 60W...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...W OF 60W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. E OF 60W...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE