000 FZNT23 KNHC 170852 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 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. AMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 72W IS MOVING W 10 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO NEAR 76W EARLY TONIGHT...AND TO NEAR 80W EARLY SUN NIGHT BEFORE IT BECOMES ABSORBED INTO A BROAD LOW PRES AREA OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN LATER ON SUN NIGHT. A TROUGH JUST W OF THE NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR SE WATERS OF THE SW N ATLC LATER THIS MORNING. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 62W IS MOVING W 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON AND INTO THE W CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC SUN...THEN INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN MON NEAR 67W...AND INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN NEAR 72W TUE AND TO NEAR 75W BY LATE WED. $$ AMZ082-171530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT AND S OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON THROUGH WED...E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON THROUGH WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE MON AND TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. $$ AMZ084-171530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N E OF 81W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 13N W OF 81W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 13N W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 12N WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 80W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTM W PORTION. $$ AMZ086-171530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON AND TUE...E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 17N E 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE MON. .WED...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-171530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...E OF 57W NE TO E. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 57W...AND ALONG EASTERN PORTION BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 11N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .WED...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL LIFT N TO JUST N OF AREA MON THROUGH WED WHILE A SERIES OF TROUGHS PASS TO THE S OF 26N THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ080-171530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W SE TO S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF 79W 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N BETWEEN 67W AND BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL...HIGHEST SE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT E OF BAHAMAS LATE MON AND TUE AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT MON AND TUE DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER SOUTHERN PORTION. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE