000 FZNT23 KNHC 250316 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 24 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. AMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN BROAD LOW PRES OVER SW CARIBBEAN AND AN ATLC RIDGE N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE E WINDS OVER THE E AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT SHIFTING OVER THE CENTRAL AND NW CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON. A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE E CARIBBEAN ALONG 68W WILL MOVE TO ALONG 72W SUN...77W MON...83W TUE AND MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS WED. A TROPICAL WAVE IS FORECAST TO REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY THU WITH AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS. $$ AMZ082-250930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 20N E OF 84W AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 84W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 80W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 19N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 20N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-250930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 82W. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 11N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 82W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 79W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 82W. $$ AMZ086-250930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 66W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-250930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 15N E OF 58W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT NE PART WED NIGHT. .THU...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT E OF 60W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 60W. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 11N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 11N. $$ AMZ088-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 31N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 28N SUN THROUGH WED...THEN RETREAT E THU AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE MID ATLC STATES. A LOW LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE BAHAMAS THROUGH TONIGHT. A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL CLIP THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA LATE TUE INTO WED. $$ AMZ080-250930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 67W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 67W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N W OF 72W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR BAHAMAS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 77W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 77W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT WITH E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 77W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT WITH E SWELL. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR