000 FZNT23 KNHC 171400 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 74W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 77W TONIGHT THEN TO NEAR 80W EARLY SUN NIGHT BEFORE IT BECOMES ABSORBED INTO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN LATER SUN NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 64W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH TONIGHT THEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON AND THEN THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 50W WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC SUN THEN INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN NEAR 67W MON THEN INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN NEAR 72W TUE AND THEN TO NEAR 75W BY LATE WED. MEANWHILE A TROUGH WILL FRACTURE OFF OF THE WAVE AND MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC SUN THEN NW OF THE AREA MON NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-172130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E W OF 83W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON THROUGH WED...E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT WED. W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON THROUGH WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE MON AND TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. $$ AMZ084-172130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N E OF 81W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S WINDS S OF 13N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 81W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE AND WED...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTM W PORTION AND S OF 13N. $$ AMZ086-172130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. .MON AND TUE...E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT S OF 13N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE MON. .WED...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-172130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL TONIGHT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION THIS AFTERNOON...THEN NEAR TROPICAL WAVE TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND SHIFTING TO E TO SE BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE AND TROUGH. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. .MON AND TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 20N EARLY MON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .WED...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM 31N65W TO NE FLORIDA WILL LIFT N TO JUST N OF AREA MON THROUGH WED WHILE A SERIES OF TROUGHS PASS TO THE S OF 26N THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ080-172130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...EXCEPT SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF 79W. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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 PORTION. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT E OF BAHAMAS LATE MON THROUGH WED. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT MON...AND BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE MON THROUGH WED...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY