000 FZNT23 KNHC 250250 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1050 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. AMZ001-250845- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE SANDY AT 19.4N 76.3W AT 11 PM EDT MOVING N AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 80 GUSTS TO 100 KT. SANDY IS FORECAST TO MOVE N OF CUBA NEAR 24.4N 76.2W LATE THU. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ011-250845- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ013-250845- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...NE TO E WINDS 60 TO 70 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 55 TO 60 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N AT 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...AND TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 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. NUMEROUS 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 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .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. $$ AMZ015-250845- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E TO SE WINDS 50 TO 55 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 45 TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT...SUBSIDING TO 18 FT LATE. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ017-250845- GULF OF HONDURAS- 1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 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. SCATTERED TSTMS. .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 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. $$ AMZ019-250845- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ021-250845- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E OF 77W...S WINDS 50 TO 60 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. W OF 77W...NW TO N WINDS 45 TO 50 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT E OF 77W...AND TO 13 FT IN W OF 77W. NUMEROUS 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 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT E OF 77W...AND TO 11 FT W OF 77W. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...E OF 77W...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 77W...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT E OF 77W...AND TO 11 FT W OF 77W. SCATTERED TSTMS. .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. $$ AMZ023-250845- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ025-250845- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .OVERNIGHT...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 TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S AT 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 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ AMZ027-250845- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE AT 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S AT 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW AT 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ029-250845- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND TO 9 FT IN ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND TO 7 FT 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. $$ AMZ031-250845- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA... AND TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW AT 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ033-250845- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED 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 AT 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .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. $$ AMZ035-250845- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ037-250845- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .OVERNIGHT...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 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. SCATTERED TSTMS. .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. $$ AMZ039-250845- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .OVERNIGHT...E OF 80W...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 80W...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...E OF 80W...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 80W...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 80W E OF 80W...AND TO 5 FT W OF 80W. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ101-250845- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS...LARGE WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE SANDY BRING STRONG TO NEAR STORM 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. $$ AMZ111-250845- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. N OF 29N W OF 79W...SEAS 10 FT...BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 12 FT... BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 29N W OF 79W...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT...BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NE 40 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT...BUILDING TO 30 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N OF 29N W OF 79W...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 35 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 25 FT...BUILDING TO 32 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT... INCREASING TO 65 KT LATE. SEAS 34 FT...BUILDING TO 38 FT LATE. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N OF 29N W OF 79W... N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 55 TO 65 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 50 TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 33 TO 43 FT. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT N OF 29N W OF 79W...AND TO 30 FT IN ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. N OF 29N W OF 79W...SEAS 18 FT...SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 21 FT...SUBSIDING TO 19 FT LATE. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 29N W OF 79W...SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 17 FT...SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. $$ AMZ113-250845- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT...BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. NUMEROUS 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. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 29N...E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 40 TO 50 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. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 29N...SE WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. N OF 29N...E WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING E 40 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 25 TO 35 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 29N...S WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 28 FT...BUILDING TO 31 FT LATE. N OF 29N...E TO SE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...BECOMING SE AT 55 TO 65 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 35 KT LATE. SEAS 30 FT...SUBSIDING TO 28 FT LATE. $$ AMZ115-250845- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E AT 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF 29N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 29N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT...BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. S OF 29N...SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. N OF 29N...SEAS 14 FT...BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT...BUILDING TO 22 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. S OF 29N...SEAS 26 FT...BUILDING TO 29 FT LATE. N OF 29N...SEAS 25 FT...BUILDING TO 35 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 26 TO 36 FT S OF 29N...AND TO 42 FT N OF 29N. .MON...S OF 29N...W WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...BECOMING NW AT 30 TO 35 KT LATE. N OF 29N...W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...BECOMING NW AT 35 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 25 TO 35 FT S OF 29N...AND TO 41 FT N OF 29N. $$ AMZ117-250845- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. ATLC EXPOSURES...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT... BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. ATLC EXPOSURES...E TO SE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT... BUILDING TO 22 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 60 TO 65 KT... BECOMING N TO NE AT 55 TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT...BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. ATLC EXPOSURES...SE TO S WINDS 50 TO 60 KT...BECOMING S AT 55 TO 65 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE ...W TO NW WINDS 60 TO 65 KT. SEAS 22 TO 32 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 15 TO 20 FT IN ELSEWHERE. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. ATLC EXPOSURES...SW WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 26 FT...SUBSIDING TO 20 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 60 TO 65 KT...DIMINISHING TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT...BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS 50 TO 55 KT...DIMINISHING 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 TO 10 FT IN ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ119-250845- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT...BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SE 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT...BUILDING TO 21 FT LATE. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 25N...SE TO S WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING S 30 TO 35 KT LATE. N OF 25N ...SE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AT 50 TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT S OF 25N...AND TO 31 FT N OF 25N. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 25N...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. N OF 25N...S WINDS AT 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 21 TO 31 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 25N...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT...BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. N OF 25N...S TO SW WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 27 FT...BUILDING TO 29 FT LATE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT IN S OF 25N...AND TO 32 FT N OF 25N. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT IN S OF 25N...AND TO 30 FT N OF 25N. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT S OF 25N...AND TO 29 FT N OF 25N. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 25N...SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. N OF 25N...SEAS 22 FT...SUBSIDING TO 20 FT LATE. $$ AMZ121-250845- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .OVERNIGHT...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. SCATTERED TSTMS. .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 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 S OF 25N... AND TO 30 FT N OF 25N. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT S OF 25N... AND TO 30 FT N OF 25N. .MON...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT S OF 25N...AND TO 30 FT N OF 25N. $$ AMZ123-250845- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT... BECOMING SE 45 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT...BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE TO S WINDS 60 TO 65 KT...BECOMING S AT 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .FRI...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. $$ AMZ125-250845- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE AT 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. SCATTERED TSTMS. .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. $$ AMZ127-250845- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 1050 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...W OF 60W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. E OF 60W...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 60W...AND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT E OF 60W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 60W...AND SE 5 TO 10 KT E OF 60W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 60W...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 60W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 60W...AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 60W. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. W OF 60W...SEAS 9 FT...BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. E OF 60W...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 60W...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF 60W...SEAS 8 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 60W...SEAS 14 FT... BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. E OF 60W...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES