000 FZNT23 KNHC 032059 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 03 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. AMZ089-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 03 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 15N ALONG 75W WILL MOVE NW THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON...AND W TO INLAND BELIZE AND HONDURAS LATE MON INTO TUE. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE HAS JUST ENTERED THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. THIS WAVE IS EXPECTED TO TO MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN BY MON AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED FOLLOWED BY INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ALONG WITH ACTIVE WEATHER. $$ AMZ082-040330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 03 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. S OF 18N BETWEEN 81W AND 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND E OF 83W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...FROM 18N TO 21N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR WESTERN CUBA AND APPROACHING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 79W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. BETWEEN 81W AND 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 85W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 83W. .TUE...BETWEEN 81W AND 86W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N... AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 18N. .WED...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 18N. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-040330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 03 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N E OF 77W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 13N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 13N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 77W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA THROUGH SUN NIGHT. .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. .WED AND THU...N OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-040330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 03 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SW. BETWEEN 67W AND 71W AND N OF 18N W OF 71W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL....SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 71W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 70W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 72W...SHIFTING W OF AREA IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT....EXCEPT S OF 16N E OF 65W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 16N E OF 65W BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-040330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 03 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 17N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR AND ALONG TROPICAL WAVE AXIS. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E OF WAVE 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. NUMEROUS 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. .WED AND THU...FROM 10N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. 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 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 03 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL BEGIN TO MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT E OF 71W TONIGHT AND SUN...WHILE THE PORTION W OF 71W LIFTS NE AS A TROUGH TUE AND WED ALLOWING FOR BROAD LOW PRES TO PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN N OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-040330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 03 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST N OF 28N. N OF 27N E OF 71W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FROM 24N TO 27N E OF 71W S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR AND ALONG FRONT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT W OF BAHAMAS S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 23N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 23N W OF TROUGH E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AL/AGUIRRE