000 FZNT23 KNHC 021445 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 02 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 02 2006 .SYNOPSIS...PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN NEAR GALE CONDITIONS OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THEN DECREASE MON AND TUE. PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES AGAIN WED AND THU OVER THE E CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH STRONG ELY TRADES AND BUILDING SEAS. TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT AND BE NEAR 58W MON MORNING...65W TUE MORNING... 72W WED MORNING...AND 79W THU MORNING. $$ AMZ082-022130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 02 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 82W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. .THU...E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-022130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 02 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT WITH ELY SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL TODAY AND 7 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE MON NIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT WITH NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WED. .THU...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-022130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 02 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 65W. .MON NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .TUE...E OF TROPICAL WAVE SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF TROPICAL WAVE E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .THU...W OF 68W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ087-022130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 02 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 10N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 10N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 18N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N. .TUE...S OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .WED AND THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 02 2006 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE AXIS WILL CONTINUE ALONG 30N THROUGH WED THEN SHIFT SOUTHWARD OVER NW BAHAMAS THU. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN TUE THROUGH THU W OF 75W. $$ AMZ080-022130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 02 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 25N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .TUE...S OF 25N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 70W. .WED...S OF 25N E OF 75W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N PART. $$ FORECASTER RRG/BERG