000 FZNT23 KNHC 311518 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 31 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. AMZ089-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE FAR W CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AROUND 73W THIS MORNING WILL MOVE W AND REACH NEAR 78W SUN MORNING AND THEN INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON MORNING. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 50W THIS MORNING WILL WEAKEN DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND INTO THE CARIBBEAN. FRESHENING TRADE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THIS WAVE AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE BASIN. A STRONG WIND SURGE OCCURRING OUT AHEAD OF THE NEXT TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-312130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT LEE OF CUBA. .MON AND TUE...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .WED...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-312130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON N OF 11N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 82W. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-312130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-312130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...FROM 16N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL SHIFT E AS A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG 29N IS REINFORCED BY A SECOND FRONTAL TROUGH SINKING S INTO THE N WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THESE MERGED BOUNDARIES WILL STALL AND MEANDER FROM 31N69W TO THE NW BAHAMAS SUN THROUGH TUE WHILE GRADUALLY WEAKENING. ACTIVE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND S OF THE BOUNDARIES THROUGH MON. THE N PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SE PART MON NIGHT THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ080-312130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM S OF FRONTAL TROUGH. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM S OF FRONTAL TROUGH. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E 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 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING