000 FZNT23 KNHC 312107 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE IS OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MOVING AWAY FROM THE AREA. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AROUND 74W THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE W TO NEAR 80W SUN MORNING AND THEN INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON REACHING THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE MON. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 51W THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ082-010330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT LEE OF CUBA. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .WED AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-010330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 AND MON NIGHT...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. .THU...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 82W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH IN E SWELL. S OF 12N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-010330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 14N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SE PART. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 70W...AND ACROSS THE EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES NE PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ087-010330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...FROM 14N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 11N E TO SE 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 AND THU...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 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. $$ AMZ088-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL SHIFT E AS A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 31N71W TO 27N78W IS REINFORCED BY A SECOND FRONTAL TROUGH SINKING S INTO THE N WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THESE MERGED BOUNDARIES WILL STALL AND MEANDER FROM 31N69W TO THE NW BAHAMAS SUN THROUGH TUE WHILE GRADUALLY WEAKENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND S OF THE BOUNDARIES THROUGH MON. THE N PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SE PART MON NIGHT THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ080-010330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010 .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 THROUGH 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. .THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 GR