000 FZNT23 KNHC 222132 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 532 PM EDT MON OCT 22 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. AMZ001-230830- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 532 PM EDT MON OCT 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM SANDY HAS FORMED NEAR 12.5N 78.5W AT 2100 UTC...AND IS CURRENTLY STATIONARY. SANDY IS FORECAST TO TURN NORTHWARD OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO NEAR 13.6N 78.5W TONIGHT...14.9N 78.3W TUE...16.4N 77.9W TUE NIGHT...THEN APPROACH JAMAICA AND REACH 18.2N 77.2W WED BEFORE MOVING ON THROUGH EASTERN CUBA THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ011-230830- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 532 PM EDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ013-230830- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 532 PM EDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING E 50 TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT...BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...SW WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 50 TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING N 40 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ015-230830- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 532 PM EDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SE 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT... BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S WINDS 40 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. .FRI...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ017-230830- GULF OF HONDURAS- 532 PM EDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ019-230830- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 532 PM EDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ021-230830- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 532 PM EDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 77W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. W OF 77W...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 40 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 77W...SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 40 TO 45 KT LATE. W OF 77W...NE WINDS 45 TO 50 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 45 TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS AND SHOWERS. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 77W...SE TO S WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...BECOMING S 50 TO 60 KT LATE. W OF 77W...NW WINDS 55 TO 60 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT E OF 77W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 77W. .WED NIGHT...E OF 77W...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. W OF 77W...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT E OF 77W...AND 6 TO 9 FT IN W OF 77W. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT E OF 77W E OF 77W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 77W. .THU NIGHT...E OF 77W...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. W OF 77W...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT E OF 77W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 77W. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT E OF 77W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 77W. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF 77W...SEAS 10 FT... SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. W OF 77W...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ023-230830- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 532 PM EDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. $$ AMZ025-230830- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 532 PM EDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ027-230830- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 532 PM EDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ029-230830- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 532 PM EDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN ELSEWHERE. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 4 TO 6 FT IN ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ031-230830- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 532 PM EDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA... AND SE TO S 30 TO 35 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 35 TO 40 KT... BECOMING SW 40 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT... DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ033-230830- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 532 PM EDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...S OF 13N W OF 68W...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 68W...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE... SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 13N W OF 68W...AND SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ035-230830- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 532 PM EDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ037-230830- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 532 PM EDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ039-230830- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 532 PM EDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E OF 80W...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. W OF 80W...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...E OF 80W...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. W OF 80W...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 80W E OF 80W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. .WED NIGHT...E OF 80W...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. W OF 80W...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 80W E OF 80W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. .THU...E OF 80W...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 80W...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 80W E OF 80W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. .THU NIGHT...E OF 80W...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 80W...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 80W E OF 80W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 80W. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 80W E OF 80W...AND SW 5 TO 10 KT W OF 80W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ101-230830- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 532 PM EDT MON OCT 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL MOVE E OF 65W TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OFF THE CAROLINA COAST BEHIND THE FRONT TODAY THROUGH WED. TROPICAL STORM SANDY HAS FORMED IN THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...AND WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN CUBA THROUGH THU AND INTO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS...REACHING 25.0N 75.0W BY FRI AFTERNOON...AND 27.5N 74.0N BY SAT AFTERNOON AS IT POSSIBLY TRANSITIONS TO A SUBTROPICAL STORM. $$ AMZ111-230830- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 532 PM EDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. N OF 29N W OF 79W...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 11 FT...BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. N OF 29N W OF 79W...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 16 FT...BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. N OF 29N W OF 79W...SEAS 16 FT... BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT N OF 29N W OF 79W...AND 16 TO 26 FT IN ELSEWHERE. .SAT...N OF 29N W OF 79W...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. $$ AMZ113-230830- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 532 PM EDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT...BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. S OF 29N...SEAS 13 FT... BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. N OF 29N...SEAS 10 FT... BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT S OF 29N S OF 29N...AND 13 TO 18 FT N OF 29N. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...S OF 29N...NE TO E WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. N OF 29N...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. $$ AMZ115-230830- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 532 PM EDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF 29N... AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 29N. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. S OF 29N...SEAS 12 FT... BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. N OF 29N...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. S OF 29N...SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. N OF 29N...SEAS 13 FT...BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT S OF 29N S OF 29N...AND 15 TO 20 FT N OF 29N. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT...BUILDING TO 21 FT LATE. $$ AMZ117-230830- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 532 PM EDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT...BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. ATLC EXPOSURES...SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. $$ AMZ119-230830- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 532 PM EDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT...BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...S OF 25N...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. N OF 25N...SW WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. $$ AMZ121-230830- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 532 PM EDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. S OF 25N...SEAS 13 FT... BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. N OF 25N...SEAS 10 FT... BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. $$ AMZ123-230830- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 532 PM EDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SE 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT...BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. $$ AMZ125-230830- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 532 PM EDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. .THU...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. $$ AMZ127-230830- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 532 PM EDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 60W...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 60W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...W OF 60W...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 60W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 60W...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. E OF 60W...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 60W...AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 60W. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT W OF 60W...AND 6 TO 8 FT E OF 60W. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN