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FZNT23 KNHC 242136
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND
CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
536 PM 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.

AMZ001-250815-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO
19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W
536 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE SANDY AT 18.4N 76.6W AT 5 PM EDT MOVING N
AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 70 GUSTS TO 85 KT. SANDY
FORECAST TO MOVE N CUBA NEAR 23.5.9N 76.3W EARLY THU. WINDS AND
SEAS DIMINISH FRI THROUGH SUN. 

$$

AMZ011-250815-
CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN-
536 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED 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. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

AMZ013-250815-
CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN-
536 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.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 18 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. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...AND N
15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

AMZ015-250815-
CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE-
536 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. 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 22 FT...SUBSIDING TO 18 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.FRI...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO
11 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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

AMZ017-250815-
GULF OF HONDURAS-
536 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 5 TO 7 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 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

AMZ019-250815-
CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W-
536 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 7 TO 10 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. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

AMZ021-250815-
CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W-
536 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. E OF 77W...SEAS
22 FT...SUBSIDING TO 17 FT LATE. W OF 77W...SEAS
14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.THU...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. E OF 77W...SEAS 17 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 15 FT LATE. W OF 77W...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 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. W OF 77W...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT E OF 77W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF
77W. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

AMZ023-250815-
CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W-
536 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.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. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

AMZ025-250815-
OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS-
536 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

$$

AMZ027-250815-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W-
536 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E 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.
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 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

$$

AMZ029-250815-
W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W-
536 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 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...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 5 TO 7 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. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

AMZ031-250815-
CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA
BASIN-
536 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...
AND 9 TO 14 FT IN ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.FRI...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 5 TO 7 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. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

AMZ033-250815-
CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN-
536 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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. 
.SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$

AMZ035-250815-
OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO-
536 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.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. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

AMZ037-250815-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W-
536 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.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. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$

AMZ039-250815-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL-
536 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.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 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$

AMZ101-250815-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
536 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.SYNOPSIS...LARGE WINDFIELD ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE SANDY
BRING STRONG TO NEAR STROM FORCE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF BASIN.
SANDY FORECAST TO MOVE OUT OF CUBA ACROSS BAHAMAS THU. WIND
FIELD AND SEAS ABOVE 12 FT ASSOCIATED WITH SANDY EXPAND IN
SIZE...COVERING LARGE AREA W OF 70W EARLY THU AND W OF 65W EARLY
FRI. STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IMPACT MOST OF BASIN E OF
BAHAMAS AND W OF 70W EARLY SAT. 

$$

AMZ111-250815-
ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W-
536 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.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 22 FT...BUILDING
TO 30 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.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 25 FT...BUILDING TO 32 FT LATE.
ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 50 TO 60 KT
 LATE. SEAS 34 FT...BUILDING TO 38 FT 
LATE. 
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 29N W OF
79W...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING N 35 TO 40 KT 
LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 50 TO 60 KT...BECOMING N
45 TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 33 TO 43 FT. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT N OF 29N W OF
79W...AND 20 TO 30 FT IN ELSEWHERE. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. N OF 29N W OF 79W...SEAS 18 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 16 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 21 FT...SUBSIDING TO
19 FT LATE. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 29N W OF 79W...SEAS 11 TO
16 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 17 FT...SUBSIDING TO 15 FT 
LATE. 

$$

AMZ113-250815-
ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W-
536 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.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
18 FT LATE. N OF 29N...SEAS 11 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 30 FT LATE. N OF 29N...E
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT...BUILDING TO 23 FT 
LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.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 25 TO 35 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 29N...SE
TO S WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT...BUILDING TO 31 FT 
LATE. N OF 29N...E TO SE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...INCREASING TO
45 TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 26 TO 36 FT. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. S OF 29N...SEAS 30 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 28 FT LATE. N OF 29N...SEAS 37 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 34 FT LATE. 
.MON...S OF 29N...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 24 FT LATE. N OF 29N...NW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 30 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 28 FT LATE. 

$$

AMZ115-250815-
ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W-
536 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF 29N...
AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 29N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT...BUILDING TO
13 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. S OF 29N...SEAS 17 TO 22 FT.
N OF 29N...SEAS 14 FT...BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT...BUILDING TO 22 FT
 LATE. 
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. S OF 29N...SEAS 26 FT...BUILDING TO
29 FT LATE. N OF 29N...SEAS 25 FT...BUILDING TO
35 FT LATE. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 26 TO 36 FT S OF
29N...AND 32 TO 42 FT N OF 29N. 
.MON...S OF 29N...W WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO
35 KT LATE. N OF 29N...W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...
BECOMING W TO NW 35 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 25 TO 35 FT 
S OF 29N...AND 31 TO 41 FT N OF 29N. 

$$

AMZ117-250815-
BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK-
536 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. 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 22 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE
WINDS 60 TO 65 KT. SEAS 16 FT...BUILDING TO 18 FT 
LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W TO NW WINDS
55 TO 60 KT. SEAS 22 TO 32 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 15 TO 20 FT
ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS 55 TO 60 KT.
ATLC EXPOSURES...SEAS 26 FT...SUBSIDING TO 20 FT 
LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 17 FT...BUILDING TO 19 FT 
LATE. 
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS 50 TO
55 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 17 TO
27 FT. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. ATLC EXPOSURES...SEAS
16 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 FT 
LATE. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...
AND 7 TO 10 FT IN ELSEWHERE. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 7 TO 10 FT
ELSEWHERE. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 6 TO 9 FT
ELSEWHERE. 

$$

AMZ119-250815-
ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W-
536 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT...BUILDING TO 13 FT
LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E TO SE WINDS 25 TO
30 KT...BECOMING SE 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 17 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.
N OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...BECOMING SE 45 TO 55 KT
LATE. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT S OF 25N...AND 21 TO
31 FT N OF 25N. 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. S OF 25N...SW
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT...BUILDING TO 20 FT 
LATE. N OF 25N...S TO SW WINDS 50 TO 60 KT...DIMINISHING TO
40 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 27 FT...BUILDING TO 29 FT
LATE. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT IN S
OF 25N...AND 22 TO 32 FT N OF 25N. 
.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. 
.SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT S OF
25N...AND 19 TO 29 FT N OF 25N. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 25N...SEAS 16 TO 21 FT.
N OF 25N...SEAS 22 FT...SUBSIDING TO 20 FT LATE. 

$$

AMZ121-250815-
ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W-
536 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.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 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 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. S OF 25N...SEAS 14 TO
19 FT. N OF 25N...SEAS 19 FT...SUBSIDING TO 17 FT 
LATE. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. S OF 25N...SEAS 15 FT...BUILDING TO
17 FT LATE. N OF 25N...SEAS 18 FT...BUILDING TO
22 FT LATE. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 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. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT IN S
OF 25N...AND 20 TO 30 FT N OF 25N. 
.MON...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT S OF
25N...AND 20 TO 30 FT N OF 25N. 

$$

AMZ123-250815-
ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE-
536 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E TO SE WINDS 25 TO
30 KT...BECOMING SE 45 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT...
BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE TO S WINDS 60 TO
65 KT...BECOMING S 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 16 TO
21 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 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 

$$

AMZ125-250815-
ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO
TRENCH-
536 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.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 9 FT...BUILDING TO 11 FT
LATE. SCATTERED 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 10 TO 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. 

$$

AMZ127-250815-
ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W-
536 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

.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 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.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 4 TO 6 FT E OF 60W. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. W OF 60W...SEAS 9 FT...BUILDING TO 11 FT 
LATE. E OF 60W...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 60W...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
E OF 60W...SEAS 8 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.MON...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 60W...SEAS 14 FT...
BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. E OF 60W...SEAS 10 TO
15 FT. 

$$

FORECASTER WALLY BARNES