000 FZNT23 KNHC 261501 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SAT JUN 26 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA. SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT JUN 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ALEX NEAR 17.3N 86.1W 1003 MB AT 1500 UTC MOVING WNW AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AT 1500 UTC ARE 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. ALEX WILL MOVE TO NEAR 17.7N 87.5W THIS EVENING...THEN INLAND TO NEAR 19.0N 89.1W SUN MORNING. OTHERWISE A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 66W IN THE E CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE TO ALONG 70W SUN... TO ALONG 74W MON...78W TUE...THEN APPROACHING NICARAGUA WED. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL APPROACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS LATE WED INTO THU. MEANWHILE A TROUGH IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL MOVE NW OF THE AREA BY EARLY MON. $$ AMZ082-262130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT JUN 26 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING W OF 83W... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND SE QUADRANT OF ALEX. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W AND SCATTERED ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE...AND WITHIN 45 NM NW AND 30 NM SW QUADRANTS OF ALEX. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 82W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 82W AND SCATTERED ELSEWHERE. .SUN THROUGH MON...W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN AND SUN NIGHT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART SUN AND SUN NIGHT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE...HIGHEST SE PORTION. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL... EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTION. $$ AMZ084-262130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT JUN 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE MON. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 78W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. N OF 11N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 11N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. $$ AMZ086-262130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT JUN 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .MON...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .TUE...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .WED...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 15N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-262130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT JUN 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT JUST E OF TROUGH AND NE TO E JUST W OF TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 15N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT AND MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT AND MON. N OF 15N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH SUN AND SUN NIGHT. .TUE...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL LATE. .WED...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. $$ AMZ088-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT JUN 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG 31N THROUGH MON. A TROUGH E OF THE AREA WILL ENTER THE SE PORTION SUN THEN WILL LINGER E OF 70W THROUGH TUE THEN WILL DISSIPATE LATE TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE NW PORTION LATE TUE AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE SE U.S. COAST MOVING OFFSHORE JUST N OF THE AREA LATE WED. THIS FRONT WILL NUDGE THE RIDGE TO THE S AND E TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ080-262130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT JUN 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT ...EXCEPT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT NW PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW NW PORTION E OF BAHAMAS...AND E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E W OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL SE PORTION SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .MON...W OF 70W E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW NW PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 70W W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .TUE...W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT NW PORTION. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NW PORTION. E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SE PORTION LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .WED...W OF 70W E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT NW PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT NW PORTION. W OF 70W W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION LATE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY