000 FZNT23 KNHC 241531 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1131 AM EDT WED OCT 24 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. AMZ001-242030- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 1131 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE SANDY AT 17.1N 76.7W AT 11 AM EDT MOVING NNE AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT. SANDY IS FORECAST TO MOVE N OF AREA REACHING 21.9N 76.4W THU MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ011-242030- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 1131 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ013-242030- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 1131 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE TO E WINDS 40 TO 45 KT BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...AND NE 25 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...SEAS 12 FT...BUILDING TO 24 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...NW WINDS 65 TO 75 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 45 TO 50 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...AND 8 TO 13 FT IN ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA... SEAS 17 FT...SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE... SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ015-242030- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1131 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT...BUILDING TO 23 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE TO S WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...BECOMING S 40 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT...SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT...SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ017-242030- GULF OF HONDURAS- 1131 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ019-242030- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 1131 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ021-242030- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 1131 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE TO S WINDS 60 TO 70 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT E OF 77W...AND 13 TO 18 FT W OF 77W. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. E OF 77W...SEAS 20 FT...SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. W OF 77W...SEAS 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT E OF 77W...AND 8 TO 13 FT W OF 77W. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT E OF 77W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 77W. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...E OF 77W...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. W OF 77W...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ023-242030- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 1131 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT... BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ025-242030- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 1131 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ027-242030- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 1131 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ029-242030- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 1131 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 9 FT IN ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO 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. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ031-242030- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 1131 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 11 TO 16 FT IN ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ033-242030- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 1131 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...S OF 13N W OF 68W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ035-242030- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 1131 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ037-242030- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 1131 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ039-242030- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 1131 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 80W...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 80W...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E OF 80W...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. W OF 80W...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 80W E OF 80W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...E OF 80W...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 80W...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 80W E OF 80W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ101-242030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1131 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS...PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH OVER THE CAROLINAS AND HURRICANE SANDY IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA IS PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. SANDY IS FORECAST TO MOVE BETWEEN NORTHERN CUBA AND THE BAHAMAS ON THU. THE WIND FIELD AND THE 12 FT OR GREATER SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH SANDY WILL EXPAND IN SIZE...COVERING THE AREA W OF 70W BY THU MORNING AND W OF 65W BY FRI MORNING. GALE TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL THEN AFFECT MOST OF THE AREA E OF THE BAHAMAS AND W OF 70W BY SAT MORNING. $$ AMZ111-242030- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 1131 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. N OF 29N W OF 79W...SEAS 10 FT...BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 12 FT...BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 29N W OF 79W...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT...BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT... BECOMING NE 35 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 23 FT...BUILDING TO 29 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 29N W OF 79W... NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 24 FT...BUILDING TO 31 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 50 TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 33 FT...BUILDING TO 36 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. N OF 29N W OF 79W...SEAS 20 FT...SUBSIDING TO 18 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 24 FT...SUBSIDING TO 22 FT LATE. $$ AMZ113-242030- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 1131 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT...BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. S OF 29N...SEAS 13 FT...BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. N OF 29N...SEAS 10 FT...BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 29N...E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT LATE... SEAS 25 FT...BUILDING TO 29 FT LATE. N OF 29N...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT...BUILDING TO 23 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 29N...E TO SE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...BECOMING SE 50 TO 60 KT LATE. N OF 29N...E WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...INCREASING TO 40 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 24 TO 34 FT. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ AMZ115-242030- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1131 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. S OF 29N...SEAS 12 FT... BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. N OF 29N...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. S OF 29N...SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. N OF 29N...SEAS 15 FT...BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. S OF 29N...SEAS 19 FT... SUBSIDING TO 17 FT LATE. N OF 29N...SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. S OF 29N...SEAS 22 FT... BUILDING TO 26 FT LATE. N OF 29N...SEAS 19 FT... BUILDING TO 25 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ AMZ117-242030- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 1131 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT... BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. ATLC EXPOSURES... E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT... INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT...BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. ATLC EXPOSURES...E TO SE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT LATE... SEAS 18 FT...BUILDING TO 21 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 60 TO 65 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W TO NW WINDS 55 TO 60 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 17 TO 22 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS 55 TO 60 KT. ATLC EXPOSURES...SEAS 25 FT...SUBSIDING TO 22 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 8 TO 13 FT IN ELSEWHERE. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT ATLC EXPOSURES... AND 7 TO 10 FT IN ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ119-242030- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 1131 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT...BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SE 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT... BUILDING TO 21 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 25N...SE TO S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...BECOMING S 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. N OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...BECOMING SE 45 TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 24 FT... BUILDING TO 26 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 25N...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. N OF 25N...S WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 21 TO 31 FT. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. S OF 25N...SEAS 17 TO 27 FT. N OF 25N...SEAS 27 FT...SUBSIDING TO 25 FT LATE. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT IN S OF 25N...AND 20 TO 30 FT N OF 25N. $$ AMZ121-242030- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1131 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT...BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT...BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT...SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. .SAT...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. S OF 25N...SEAS 17 FT...BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. N OF 25N...SEAS 21 FT...BUILDING TO 24 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT IN S OF 25N...AND 19 TO 29 FT N OF 25N. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT IN S OF 25N...AND 20 TO 30 FT N OF 25N. $$ AMZ123-242030- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1131 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SE 45 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT...BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE TO S WINDS 60 TO 65 KT...BECOMING S 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ AMZ125-242030- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 1131 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. $$ AMZ127-242030- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 1131 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...W OF 60W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. E OF 60W...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 60W...AND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT E OF 60W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 60W...AND SE 5 TO 10 KT E OF 60W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 60W...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 60W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 60W...AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 60W. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. W OF 60W...SEAS 10 FT...BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. E OF 60W...SEAS 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 60W...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF 60W...SEAS 9 FT...BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER GR