000 FZNT23 KNHC 170228 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 16 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 16 2004 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 73W MOVE TO 78W SAT...84W SUN...AND W OF THE AREA MON. NEXT TROPICAL WAVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT...WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SAT...INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SEA SUN...THEN INTO THE W CARIBBEAN SEA BY TUE. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WELL E OF THE AREA TODAY WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS BY WED. $$ AMZ082-170930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 16 2004 .TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 19N W OF 80W. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W WIND NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W WIND NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 20N WIND S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 17N WIND E 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N WIND SE TO S 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W WIND E 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 19N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-170930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 16 2004 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 13N W OF 78W. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 78W WIND NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-170930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 16 2004 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND E 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. LOCALLY HIGHER WIND AND SEAS IN SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVES. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. LOCALLY HIGHER WIND AND SEAS IN SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVES. $$ AMZ087-170930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 16 2004 .TONIGHT...S OF 12N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .SAT...S OF 12N E OF TROPICAL WAVE WIND E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 12N TO 18N WIND E 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N WIND E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS IN VICINITY OF TROPICAL WAVE. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S OF 14N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S OF 13N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 13N WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 14N WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS IN VICINITY OF TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ088-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 16 2004 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE AXIS ALONG 27N65W 24N80W THROUGH TUE WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY INTO WED. WEAK FRONT ALONG 31N77W 29N79W THIS EVENING WILL LIFT N SAT. BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER SE U.S. SAT WILL STRENGTHEN EARLY SUN MOVING NE TOWARD THE MIDDLE ATLC COAST ON MON WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT EXTENDING SW TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON MON...THEN SLOWLY SHIFTING E ALONG 31N77W 29N81W TUE...AND BECOMING DIFFUSE FROM 31N72W TO 28N81W WED. $$ AMZ080-170930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 16 2004 .TONIGHT...S OF 21N E OF 70W WIND E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. FROM 25N TO 29N WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 29N WIND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 78W ENDING LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 22N WIND E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 22N TO 26N WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N WIND SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W OF 72W AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE SAT NIGHT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 74W. .SUN...S OF 23N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 23N TO 26N WIND S TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W WIND SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N WIND S TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 70W. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S OF 22N E OF 70W WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N WIND SLY 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 72W WIND INCREASING SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N E OF 72W WIND SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT MON. .TUE...S OF 24N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N WIND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT DECREASING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 75W. .WED...S OF 24N E OF 73W WIND E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 24N W OF 73W WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N WIND SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF 74W AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 75W. $$ FORECASTER HOLWEG/FT