000 FZNT26 KNHC 210337 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE... SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 75W MOVING W 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO NEAR 77W WED MORNING...NEAR 80W WED NIGHT TO GULF OF HONDURAS AND NW CARIBBEAN BY THU AFTERNOON...AND INLAND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE WELL E OF THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THU NIGHT...THEN MOVE ACROSS THOSE WATERS THROUGH FRI...AND INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SEA SAT AND SUN BRINGING ACTIVE WEATHER WITH GUSTY WINDS. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 15N W 68W NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N...AND S OF 15N E OF 66W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE HALF. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 2O KT EXCEPT W OF 69W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF 69W BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SUN...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 66W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 57W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 60W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 57W AND 60W. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N E OF 57W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 18N W OF 62W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 18N W OF 60W 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. .THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE FRI. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N W OF 61W 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 11N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 11N. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A VERY ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING FROM EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NE TO 23N67W IS MOVING NW 7 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE OVER THE SE BAHAMAS WED...THEN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE BAHAMAS WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT REACHING THE VICINITY OF S FLORIDA ON FRI. A LOW...POSSIBLY DEVELOPING INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE...IS FORECAST ON THE WAVE NEAR 21N72W 1011 MB WED... NEAR 23N74W 1010 THU AND NEAR SE FLORIDA EARLY FRI. A RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 31N THROUGH SUN AND INTERACT WITH THE WAVE THROUGH FRI MAINTAINING A RATHER TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S OF 25N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT...AND E OF 68W E TO SE 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W 8 TO 13 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 25N E OF CENTRAL BAHAMAS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 21N TO 28N BETWEEN 65W AND 74W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FROM 23N TO 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT FROM 23N TO 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 28N W OF 74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 21N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N BETWEEN 72W AND 74W S TO SW. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 28N...BECOMING ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PORTION. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 76W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT BETWEEN 72W AND 76W 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ANDS TSTMS W PART. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 76W AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SUBSIDING SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$