000 FZNT23 KNHC 290916 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU JUL 29 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. AMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU JUL 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 67W WILL REACH TO ALONG 73W TONIGHT...THEN TO ALONG 78W FRI NIGHT AND TO ALONG 83W SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATER THIS MORNING MOVING TO ALONG 60W BY EARLY FRI...THEN INTO THE E CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT...TO ALONG 68W SAT NIGHT...72W SUN NIGHT AND THEN TO ALONG 77W MON NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-291530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU JUL 29 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 19N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. .SAT...W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N LATE...AND EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 20N THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE ...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 18N THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION LATE. .SUN AND MON...S OF 17N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SOUTHERN PORTION. $$ AMZ084-291530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU JUL 29 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 12N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT SUN. N OF 12N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-291530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU JUL 29 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 13N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS E PORTION. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 14N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROPICAL WAVE. .SAT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 13N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 13N. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 14N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROPICAL WAVE. .SUN AND MON...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT MON. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ087-291530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU JUL 29 2010 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 13N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL TONIGHT AND FRI. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS FROM 10N TO 15N TODAY AND TONIGHT. .SAT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N. .SUN AND MON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N. $$ AMZ088-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU JUL 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT IN THE FAR NE PORTION WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. OTHERWISE A RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT THEN WILL SHIFT E FRI THROUGH SUN AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW PORTION. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE SE PORTION LATE SUN THROUGH MON SHIFTING THE RIDGE MORE TO THE N. $$ AMZ080-291530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU JUL 29 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST E OF 75W. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL FRI NIGHT AND SAT...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N W OF 68W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT E OF 74W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 29N TODAY AND TONIGHT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 75W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY