000 FZNT23 KNHC 252113 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 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. AMZ089-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM 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 MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC THU AND FRI...ACCOMPANIED BY AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS. $$ AMZ082-260330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN JUL 25 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 19N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 20N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-260330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN JUL 25 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N W OF 77W. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 11N W OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 NE TOE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-260330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SUN JUL 25 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 15N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 15N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S OF 15N W OF 72 E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S OF 15N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-260330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN JUL 25 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE WED NIGHT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 16N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN JUL 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL PREVAIL ALONG 28N THROUGH TUE...THEN RETREAT E SOME ALLOWING A WEAK COLD FRONT TO STALL OVER THE NW WATERS WED DISSIPATING BY THU. THE RIDGE WILL BUILD W ALONG 28N THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ080-260330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN JUL 25 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITH E SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 29N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 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 W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 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. .FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER NELSON