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FZNT23 KNHC 231529
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND
CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1129 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 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.

AMZ001-232030-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO
19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W
1129 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM SANDY CENTERED NEAR 13.8N 77.8W AT 11
AM EDT MOVING NNE 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO
55 KT. SANDY EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS IT CONTINUES
NNE...REACHING NEAR 14.9N 77.6W THIS EVENING...NEAR 16.9N 77.2W
WED MORNING AS A HURRICANE...THEN NEAR 18.9N 77.0W WED
EVENING...NEAR 21.4N 76.8W THU MORNING ALONG THE N COAST OF CUBA
AS A TROPICAL STORM...THEN GRADUALLY MOVE MORE NE THROUGH THE
BAHAMAS TO NEAR 25.6N 76.5W FRI MORNING.

$$

AMZ011-232030-
CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN-
1129 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

AMZ013-232030-
CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN-
1129 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE 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 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING E 45 TO 55 KT
LATE. SEAS 12 FT...BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE.
ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 35 TO 40 KT
 LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. BETWEEN CUBA AND
JAMAICA...E TO SE WINDS 50 TO 70 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 50 TO
55 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...
BECOMING N 50 TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT BETWEEN
CUBA AND JAMAICA...AND 8 TO 11 FT IN ELSEWHERE. 
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...
BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT
BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...AND 8 TO 11 FT IN ELSEWHERE. 
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

$$

AMZ015-232030-
CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE-
1129 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E TO SE WINDS 30 TO
35 KT...BECOMING SE 40 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT...
BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE TO S WINDS
45 TO 50 KT...BECOMING S 40 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO
20 FT. 
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S TO SW WINDS 35 TO
40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO
19 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO
9 FT LATE. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

$$

AMZ017-232030-
GULF OF HONDURAS-
1129 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

AMZ019-232030-
CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W-
1129 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

AMZ021-232030-
CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W-
1129 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE. E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E TO SE WINDS
50 TO 55 KT...INCREASING TO 55 TO 60 KT LATE. E OF
77W...SEAS 9 FT...BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. W OF 77W...
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE TO S WINDS 45 TO
50 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 60 TO 70 KT LATE. SEAS
14 TO 19 FT E OF 77W...AND 11 TO 16 FT W OF 77W.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 77W...S TO
SW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT 
LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. W OF 77W...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO
30 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. 
.THU...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT E OF
77W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 77W. 
.THU NIGHT...E OF 77W...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO
16 FT. W OF 77W...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...E OF 77W...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. W OF 77W...NW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT E OF 77W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 77W. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF
77W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 77W. 
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

$$

AMZ023-232030-
CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W-
1129 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 25 TO 30 KT
LATE. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

$$

AMZ025-232030-
OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS-
1129 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

$$

AMZ027-232030-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W-
1129 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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. 

$$

AMZ029-232030-
W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W-
1129 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...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...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN ELSEWHERE. 
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 9 FT IN ELSEWHERE. 
.FRI...W TO 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 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

AMZ031-232030-
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA
BASIN-
1129 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND SE TO S 40 TO
45 KT ELSEWHERE. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...SEAS 6 FT...
BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF COLOMBIA...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS
50 TO 55 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 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 5 TO 7 FT. 

$$

AMZ033-232030-
CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN-
1129 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 13N W OF 68W...AND SE
15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 13N W OF 68W...AND SE TO S 15 TO
20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

$$

AMZ035-232030-
OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO-
1129 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E 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. 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 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

AMZ037-232030-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W-
1129 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E 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. 

$$

AMZ039-232030-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL-
1129 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E OF 80W...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. W OF 80W...W TO NW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 80W E OF 80W...
AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...E OF 80W...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 25 KT LATE. W OF 80W...SW 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 9 FT E OF 80W E OF 80W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. 
.THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 80W
E OF 80W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 80W. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

AMZ101-232030-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
1129 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E OFF THE CAROLINA COAST TODAY
THROUGH THU AND MAINTAIN A STRONG PRES GRADIENT ACROSS SW
PORTIONS AS TROPICAL STORM SANDY IN THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN NEAR
13.8N 77.8W AT 11 AM EDT MOVES SLOWLY NNE AND GRADUALLY
INTENSIFIES TO A HURRICANE THROUGH WED. SANDY THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE
ACROSS EASTERN CUBA AND EMERGE ALONG THE N COAST OF CUBA NEAR
21.4N 76.8W AS A TROPICAL STORM THU MORNING...THEN REACH NEAR
25.6N 76.5W FRI MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO TURN NE AS IT REACHES
NEAR 28.5N 74.5W SAT MORNING...THEN NEAR 31.0N 70.5W SUN MORNING
AS A NON TROPICAL STORM.

$$

AMZ111-232030-
ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W-
1129 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT
LATE. 
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 29N W OF 79W...
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT 
LATE. SEAS 12 FT...BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. 
.THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

$$

AMZ113-232030-
ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W-
1129 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.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...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...
INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. S OF 29N...SEAS
12 FT...BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. N OF 29N...SEAS
10 FT...BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. 
.THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

$$

AMZ115-232030-
ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W-
1129 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

$$

AMZ117-232030-
BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK-
1129 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT...BUILDING TO 9 FT
 LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT...BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. 
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. ATLC EXPOSURES...E
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 35 TO 40 KT 
LATE. SEAS 18 FT...BUILDING TO 21 FT LATE.
ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 50 TO 55 KT...BECOMING NE 55 TO 60 KT
 LATE. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

$$

AMZ119-232030-
ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W-
1129 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 25 TO
30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT...
BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. 
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS 30 TO
35 KT. S OF 25N...SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. N OF 25N...SEAS 18 FT...
BUILDING TO 22 FT LATE. 
.THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

$$

AMZ121-232030-
ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W-
1129 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT...BUILDING TO 13 FT
 LATE. 
.THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

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AMZ123-232030-
ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE-
1129 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...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 FT...BUILDING TO 11 FT 
LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS
30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING SE 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS
11 FT...BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. 
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE TO S WINDS 55 TO
60 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 

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AMZ125-232030-
ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO
TRENCH-
1129 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO
30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT...BUILDING TO 14 FT
LATE. 

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AMZ127-232030-
ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W-
1129 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...W OF 60W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO
20 KT LATE. E OF 60W...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W OF 60W...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT LATE. E OF 60W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...W OF 60W...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. E OF 60W...SE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W OF 60W...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. E OF 60W...SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT W OF 60W...AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 60W. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF
60W...AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 60W. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING