000 FZNT23 KNHC 070731 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 07 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 07 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL AND W ATLC THROUGH SAT THEN LIFT N WITH STRONG TRADES OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...THEN DECREASE SLIGHTLY SUN AND MON. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 85W WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA TODAY. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE E OF THE AREA WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE SAT...INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SUN...THEN ACROSS THE REST OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-071530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 07 2006 .TODAY...S OF 16N E E OF 78W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 82W. .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 84W. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-071530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 07 2006 ...GALE WARNING N OF 11N E OF 78W... .TODAY...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT EARLY THEN DECREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N W OF 80W. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N W OF 80W. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. $$ AMZ086-071530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 07 2006 ...GALE WARNING S OF 15N W OF 72W... .TODAY...S OF 15N W OF 72W E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT EARLY THEN DECREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 15N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W OF 69W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .MON...S OF 15N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 67W. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ087-071530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 07 2006 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 15N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 13N TO 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN EAST SWELL. S OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N SAT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...N OF 12N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N. $$ AMZ088-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 07 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFF THE CAROLINA COAST THIS MORNING...AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM 31N77W TO 29N80W TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE SAT. THIS WILL ALLOW RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING FROM 29N31W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO LIFT N SAT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK OVER THE WATERS E OF THE BAHAMAS AS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE MOVES INTO THE AREA S OF THE RIDGE AXIS. $$ AMZ080-071530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 07 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 29N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 180 NM SE OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 29N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 180 NM SE OF FRONT. .SUN...S OF 25N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N E OF 75W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 75W. .MON AND TUE...S OF 26N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN