000 FZNT23 KNHC 222107 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT THU JUL 22 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. AMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU JUL 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES WITH A RATHER LIGHT PRES GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRI NIGHT OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. ATLC RIDGING WILL THEN BUILD W SAT THROUGH TUE INCREASING THE GRADIENT OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS. A TROPICAL WAVE WELL E OF AREA IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH TROPICAL ATLC ZONE SAT THEN INTO EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA LATE SUN AND MON...AND TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE. $$ AMZ082-230330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU JUL 22 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N BETWEEN 78W AND 83W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N ...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N W OF 83W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 78W AND 82W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 78W...AND 1 TO 2 FT BETWEEN 78W AND 82W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .SAT THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE MON. $$ AMZ084-230330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU JUL 22 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 78W E WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 78W AND 81W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT E OF 80W BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...N OF 12N E OF 77W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N BETWEEN 77W AND 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 82W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-230330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU JUL 22 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .FRI....E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 66W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W AND N 15N E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.E TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 69W E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 16N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 2O KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N. .SUN AND MON...S OF 16N W OF 69W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 66W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 66W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-230330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU JUL 22 2010 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N W OF 61W SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 16N W OF 61W 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU JUL 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE NEAR 22.7N 75.4W 1006 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING NW AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 23.8N 77.5W LATE TONIGHT...NEAR 24.5N 80.5W FRI AFTERNOON...THEN TO W OF THE AREA INTO THE SE GULF OF MEXICO FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE A RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 31N THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-230330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU JUL 22 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 26N W OF 76W... .TONIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR CENTER...INCREASING TO 35 GUSTS TO 45 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT NEAR CENTER BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT W OF 75W NE 20 TO 25 KT...WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N BETWEEN 67W AND 69W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 67W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 79W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 79W. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE ...50 NM SE...0 NM SW AND 25 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS INCREASING TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT W OF 78W NE 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON...WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 79W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 79W. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS W PORTION...BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTION. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .SUN...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE