000 FZNT23 KNHC 012127 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 AUG 01 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. AMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AN ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 82W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FAR W CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON EVENING. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE 57W WILL ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN EARLY TONIGHT...ALONG 63W MON MORNING...69W TUE MORNING...75W WED MORNING...80W THU MORNING AND 85W FRI MORNING. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE AND AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE E ATLC WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE WED...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...AND EXIT THE NW PORTION OF THAT ZONE BY FRI. $$ AMZ082-020330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 01 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 18N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN LEE OF CUBA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 82W AND ELSEWHERE S OF 18N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT IN LEE OF CUBA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 18N. .WED AND THU...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 20N. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-020330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 01 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N E OF TROPICAL WAVE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N W OF TROPICAL WAVE NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 12N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 W OF 80W. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 80W WED. .THU...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 78W WED. .FRI...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NE TO N E OF 80W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W PART EARLY. $$ AMZ086-020330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 01 2010 .TONIGHT AND MON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 73W TONIGHT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .WED...N OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART EARLY. .THU...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .FRI...W OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. $$ AMZ087-020330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 01 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT NW PART. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT NEAR LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...WITH WINDS SHIFTING SE TO S BEHIND LOW PRES. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT NE OF LOW CENTER. S OF 14N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 10N THU. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 13N. .FRI...N OF 17N W OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART EARLY. $$ AMZ088-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE FROM CENTRAL ATLC W-SW TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE AND ALLOW THE FRONTAL TROUGH N OF THE BAHAMAS TO WEAKEN AND SHIFT INTO NW WATERS. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY N TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU PUSHING THE TROUGH NW OF THE AREA. A TROPICAL WAVE AND ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE INTO SE WATERS BY FRI...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. $$ AMZ080-020330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 01 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W AND N OF 29N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 74W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 76W AND N OF 29N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR HISPANIOLA. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT NEAR LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT NEAR POSSIBLE LOW CENTER LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS SPREADING W ACROSS THE SE WATERS. .FRI...N OF 28N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT NEAR LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...SHIFTING SE TO S BEHIND LOW PRES. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT S OF 29N E OF 72W LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS SPREADING W ACROSS SE WATERS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER