000 FZNT23 KNHC 182115 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SUN JUL 18 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. AMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN JUL 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 83W WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA MON. THE SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 75W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THROUGH TUE. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 61W WILL MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THEN INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED AND THEN INTO THE W CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. A FOURTH TROPICAL WAVE WELL E OF THE AREA WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS BY FRI. $$ AMZ082-190330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN JUL 18 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 16N WITHIN 210 NM E OF SECOND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT INCREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 210 NM E OF SECOND TROPICAL WAVE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH WED...E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 18N TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT N OF 18N TUE NIGHT AND WED. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT N OF 18N WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...N OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 20N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-190330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN JUL 18 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE W OF 81W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N. .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 FRI...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 IN E SWELL FRI. 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 FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-190330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SUN JUL 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E OF 66W S OF 16N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT E OF 66W S OF 16N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF THIRD TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .WED...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL W OF 68W LATE. .FRI...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-190330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN JUL 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FROM 28N TO 21N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .WED...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E AHEAD OF TROPICAL WAVE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE FRI. $$ AMZ088-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN JUL 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA MON THROUGH THU WHILE A SERIES OF TROUGHS PASS TO THE S OF 27N THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ080-190330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN JUL 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL HIGHEST SE PORTION. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT FROM 21N TO 25N W OF 70W TONIGHT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF BAHAMAS MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT AND FROM 24N TO 26N W OF BAHAMAS WED. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .FRI...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ANDS TSTMS SW PART. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER