000 FZNT23 KNHC 050918 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON JUL 05 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. AMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON JUL 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AN ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 83W S OF 22N. WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO MON NIGHT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IS MOVING INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN WITH AXIS FROM 08N64W TO 21N57W. THIS WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED AND THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ082-051530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON JUL 05 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL N OF 19N. N OF 16N BETWEEN 82W AND 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL N OF 18N. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 17N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 79W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART EARLY TUE. .WED...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 18N. .THU...E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. W OF 81W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. $$ AMZ084-051530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON JUL 05 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W 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 TONIGHT. .TUE THROUGH 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART THU. .FRI...W OF 80W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. $$ AMZ086-051530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON JUL 05 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF TROPICAL WAVE BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 20 KT E OF TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF TROPICAL WAVE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 68W. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST N OF 14N E OF 70W. .THU...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-051530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON JUL 05 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N AND S OF 10N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR W PORTION SHIFTING W OF AREA IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 18N E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 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 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...FROM 10N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 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 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...FROM 11N TO 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON JUL 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N65W TO 29N81W WILL LIFT NE AS A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 24N77W TO 29N70W TUE NIGHT...26N77W TO 31N70W WED NIGHT...AND N OF AREA THU. NORTHERN EDGE OF TROPICAL WAVE MOVES INTO SW WATERS TODAY AND WEAKENS TO A TROUGH BY TUE. THIS SOUTHERN TROUGH LIES N OF HISPANIOLA TO 24N TUE...PASSES N OF CUBA S OF 25N WED THROUGH THU...AND WEAKENS AS IT REACHES S FLORIDA FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE E BEHIND THE TROUGHS THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ080-051530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON JUL 05 2010 .TODAY ...N OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT E OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N W OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT E OF 70W. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N W OF 70W. .WED...N OF 23N E OF NORTHERN TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 23N W OF NORTHERN TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .THU...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER