000 FZNT23 KNHC 151359 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 15 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. AMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 65W WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THEN INTO THE W CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH SAT AND INLAND SUN. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL APPROACH 55W SAT AND MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SUN THEN THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON. MEANWHILE A TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THEN NW OF THE AREA FRI. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PORTION SUN THEN NW OF THE AREA BY LATE MON. $$ AMZ082-150930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 15 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SAT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 83W. $$ AMZ084-152130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 15 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 13N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT. N OF 13N W OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN AND MON...N OF 12N E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT MON. $$ AMZ086-152130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 15 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY TO 25 KT NEAR HISPANIOLA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 15N W OF 69W SUN AND MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 15N W OF 70W SUN AND MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. $$ AMZ087-152130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 15 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE TONIGHT. 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 AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. 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. .MON...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N. $$ AMZ088-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT N TO ALONG 30N TONIGHT THEN TO ALONG 31N FRI AND SAT AND N OF THE AREA SUN AND MON. A TROUGH WILL ENTER THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION THROUGH SUN. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL ENTER THE SE PORTION LATE SUN MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ080-152130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 15 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS W OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF 77W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N AND NW PORTION. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 77W. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E JUST W OF TROUGH. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .SAT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH 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 TROUGH. .SUN AND MON...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF 71W LATE MON...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY