000 FZNT23 KNHC 180250 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 79W WILL BECOME ABSORBED INTO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES IN W CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 69W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN AND AND THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. AN AMPLIFIED WAVE ALONG 55W WILL ENTER THE CARIBBEAN BY MON...THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE AND THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN LATE WED BEFORE BEING ABSORBED INTO BROAD LOW PRES THU. 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. $$ AMZ082-180930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010 .TONIGHT...FROM 19N TO 21N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. .TUE AND WED...E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT WED. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...N OF 19N E OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-180930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010 .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 AND MON NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E MON NIGHT. 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 THROUGH THU...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 AND THU. 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 AND THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTM W PORTION AND S OF 13N. $$ AMZ086-180930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON THROUGH TUE...E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 16N W OF 71 E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TUE. .WED...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-180930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL LATE. S OF 16N 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 EVENING AND NEAR TROPICAL WAVE TONIGHT. .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 THROUGH TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 20N MON AND MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE. S OF 18N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL 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. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM 31N65W TO NE FLORIDA WILL LIFT N TO JUST N OF AREA MON THROUGH WED WHILE A SERIES OF TROUGHS PASS TO THE S OF 26N THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ080-180930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010 .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 N OF 29N W OF 79W. FROM 21N TO 23N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 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 24N AND WITHIN 90 NM OF FLORIDA COAST S OF 28N. .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 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. .THU...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FROM 23N TO 26N W OF 75W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER