000 FZNT23 KNHC 280805 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 28 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 .SYNOPSIS...THE ATLC RIDGE N OF THE AREA TODAY WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE WSW SAT. THE RIDGE WILL DRIFT S TO 27N SUN AND MON AND TO NEAR 24N TUE. TROPICAL WAVES ALONG 53W..71W AND 88W MOVING W AT 15 KT. $$ AMZ082-281530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 18N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION SPREADING W. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-281530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 .TODAY...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT....N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SAT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BY SUN. S OF 11N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON AND 2 TO 3 FT TUE. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART. $$ AMZ086-281530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 15N. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-281530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 16N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL BECOMING 4 TO 5 FT MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ088-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE AXIS ALONG 30N TODAY AND SAT WILL DRIFT S TO 27N SUN THROUGH MON AND WEAKEN. THE RIDGE AXIS WILL SHIFT N TO 29N TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 70W WILL MOVE WNW OVER THE BAHAMAS TODAY AND SAT. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE NW OVER THE BAHAMAS TUE. $$ AMZ080-281530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 28 2006 .TODAY...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N W OF 68W. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF 75W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 75W. S OF 25N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 2O TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 75W. .SUN...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. .MON AND TUE...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER RRG