000 FZNT23 KNHC 251454 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 25 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. AMZ089-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN BROAD LOW PRES OVER SW CARIBBEAN AND AN ATLC RIDGE N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG E WINDS OVER CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND EASTERN PORTION OF THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN SPREAD WESTWARD TO REST OF THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN MON AND MON NIGHT. A WEAKENING TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 74W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE IS FORECAST TO REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY TUE. A STRONGER TOPICAL WAVE WILL REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC THU...ACCOMPANIED BY AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS. $$ AMZ082-252130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 19N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 20N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-252130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 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 W OF 82W 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-252130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SW. N OF 15N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W AND N OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-252130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON 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. $$ AMZ088-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL PREVAIL ALONG 28N THROUGH TUE...THEN RETREAT E SOME THU AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE MID ATLC STATES. A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL CLIP THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA LATE TUE INTO WED. $$ AMZ080-252130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W 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 6 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 AND TSTMS S OF 25N W OF 75W. .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 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N W OF 70W. .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 SE 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 3 TO 5 FT. .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 TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 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 AL/AGUIRRE