000 FZNT23 KNHC 160914 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 16 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. AMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 67W IS MOVING W AT 10 TO 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH SAT AND W OF AREA 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. $$ AMZ082-160330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 16 2010 .TODAY...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN...E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT N OF 20N 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON INTO TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE MON AND TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 83W. $$ AMZ084-161530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 16 2010 .TODAY...N OF 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 13N 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. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 13N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. 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. $$ AMZ086-161530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 16 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 70W AND N OF 17N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 7 FT THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 15N W OF 71W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 15N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 15N W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 65W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 65W. $$ AMZ087-161530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 16 2010 .TODAY...N OF 18N W OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 14N SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N W OF 58W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 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. $$ AMZ088-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM 30N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL LIFT N TO ALONG 31N THIS AFTERNOON...AND TO N OF AREA SUN THROUGH TUE WHILE A TROUGH ENTERS THE SE PORTION. THE TROUGH WILL REACH NEAR 73W SAT AND TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY SAT NIGHT BEFORE MOVING W OF AREA EARLY SUN NIGHT. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL ENTER THE SE PORTION LATE SUN...AND MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ080-161530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 16 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W SE TO S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 79W 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 75W 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT E OF BAHAMAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT MON AND TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE