000 FZNT23 KNHC 162113 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 70W WILL MOVE INTO THE W CARIBBEAN SAT AND INLAND SUN. A TROUGH OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL PUSH NW OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE HAS MOVED TO 56W AND WILL PASS INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SAT...THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON AND INTO THE W CARIBBEAN TUE. AN AMPLIFIED TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC SAT...REACH 70W LATE MON...AND MOVE INTO W CARIBBEAN WED. $$ AMZ082-170330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 16 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION. .MON THROUGH WED...E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON THROUGH WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL LATE MON AND TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. $$ AMZ084-170330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 16 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 13N E OF 81W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 13N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. 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 THROUGH 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 BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON. 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 AND WED...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 IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTM W PORTION. $$ AMZ086-170330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 16 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N AND SCATTERED ELSEWHERE. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 70W SUN. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT NE TO E W OF 72W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED.. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-170330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF 20N W OF 60W EARLY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN 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 18N AND ISOLATED ELSEWHERE. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 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 NEAR TROPICAL WAVE SAT NIGHT AND SUN. .MON AND TUE...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .WED...N OF 18N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM 31N65W TO NE FLORIDA WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA SUN THROUGH TUE WHILE A SERIES OF TROUGHS ENTER THE SE PORTION MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION S OF 25N TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ080-170330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE BEHIND TROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE BEHIND TROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 77W AND SCATTERED SE PORTION. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N 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 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 WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL...HIGHEST SE PORTION. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT E OF BAHAMAS LATE MON AND TUE DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT MON THROUGH WED AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER