000 FZNT23 KNHC 021453 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 02 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. AMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS WILL SLOWLY MOVE W THROUGH SUN. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 70W S OF 12N IS MOVING W 13 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN AND W OF AREA MON. A TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA ALONG 43W IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE LATE SUN INTO MON...THEN MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN LATER ON MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-022130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 02 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 79W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL...THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 79W AND 83W 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 81W. .MON...E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. BETWEEN 81W AND 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 85W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 83W. .TUE...BETWEEN 81W AND 86W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N... AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 18N. $$ AMZ084-022130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 02 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT TO 12 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 13N E OF 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE OF LINE FROM 11N75W TO 15N81W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W. .SUN AND MON...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-022130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 02 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SW. S OF 18N BETWEEN 64W AND 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL N OF 15N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST FAR W. BETWEEN 65W AND 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. E OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N. .SUN...S OF 18N W OF 69W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT....EXCEPT S OF 16N E OF 65W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 16N E OF 65W BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. $$ AMZ087-022130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 02 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...FROM 13N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .SUN AND MON...E OF WAVE AXIS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .TUE...FROM 10N TO 18N E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 28N65W TO NW BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT E AS A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO NE FLORIDA DROPS SE REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO WEST PALM BEACH BY SAT MORNING BEFORE BECOMING STATIONARY INTO TUE. $$ AMZ080-022130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 02 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF FRONT TO 27N AND E OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF FRONT TO 27N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT TO A LINE FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART AND VICINITY BAHAMAS. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE