000 FZNT23 KNHC 152116 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM 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 TONIGHT 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. $$ AMZ082-151530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU JUL 15 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SAT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 6 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON AND TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE MON AND TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 83W. $$ AMZ084-160330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU JUL 15 2010 .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 NIGHT...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 AND SAT NIGHT. 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 AND SAT NIGHT. 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. .TUE...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 80W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 80W. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-160330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU JUL 15 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY TO 25 KT NEAR HISPANIOLA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR HISPANIOLA BECOMING E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 15N W OF 69W SUN THROUGH TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 15N W OF 70W SUN THROUGH TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. $$ AMZ087-160330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU JUL 15 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 18N 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 THROUGH 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 AND TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS PRIMARILY N OF 18N. $$ AMZ088-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU JUL 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT N TO ALONG 30N TONIGHT THEN TO ALONG 31N FRI AND SAT AND N OF THE AREA SUN THROUGH TUE. A TROUGH WILL ENTER THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA FRI AND MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION THROUGH SUN. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL ENTER THE SE PORTION LATE SUN MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ080-160330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU JUL 15 2010 .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 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF 71W LATE MON AND TUE...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER