000 FZNT23 KNHC 141421 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED JUL 14 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. AMZ089-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED JUL 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 58W WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU AND THEN INTO THE W CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT MOVING INLAND SUN. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH 55W SAT MOVING INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SUN. $$ AMZ082-140930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED JUL 14 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL FRI. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .SUN...E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-142130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED JUL 14 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 12N E OF 80W THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-142130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED JUL 14 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY TO 25 KT NEAR HISPANIOLA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 70W. .FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 15N W OF 70W SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 15N W OF 70W SUN. $$ AMZ087-142130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED JUL 14 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY TO 25 KT NEAR WAVE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .FRI...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUN. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N. $$ AMZ088-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 130 PM EDT WED JUL 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT N TO ALONG 30N THU THEN TO ALONG 31N FRI AND SAT MOVING N OF THE AREA SUN. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA FRI MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-142130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS... 1130 AM EDT WED JUL 14 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW W OF 78W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 75W AND S OF 23N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S W OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 77W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E JUST W OF WAVE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION. .SAT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT W OF WAVE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY