000 FZNT23 KNHC 291515 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE THIS MORNING WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI MORNING AND THEN INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA AND ACROSS THE FAR W CARIBBEAN FRI AND FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WITH VERY ACTIVE WEATHER HAS ENTERED THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES TONIGHT AND REACH NEAR 63W FRI MORNING...AND THEN REACH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN NEAR 71W SAT MORNING AND THEN TO NEAR 78W SUN MORNING. FRESH WINDS AND A SIGNIFICANT RISE IN SEAS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SECOND WAVE. $$ AMZ082-292130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 29 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 19N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. .SAT...W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N LATE...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 20N THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 18N THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION LATE. .SUN AND MON...S OF 17N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTION. $$ AMZ084-292130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 29 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 79W 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. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 12N E 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .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. $$ AMZ086-292130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 29 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 12.5N LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PORTIONS SHIFTING W TONIGHT. OTHERWISE... SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 14N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT TO 8 FT THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SAT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 13N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 13N. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 14N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROPICAL WAVE. .SUN AND MON...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT MON. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ087-292130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 29 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. FROM 13N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 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. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR 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. $$ AMZ088-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT IN THE FAR NE PORTION WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. OTHERWISE A RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT THEN WILL SHIFT E FRI THROUGH SUN AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW PORTION. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE SE PORTION LATE SUN THROUGH MON...HELPING TO SHIFT THE RIDGE MORE TO THE N. $$ AMZ080-292130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 29 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST E OF 75W. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW 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 STRIPLING