000 FZNT23 KNHC 020238 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AN ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 83W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FAR W CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON EVENING. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 58W WILL ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN BY MON MORNING...LIE ALONG 69W TUE MORNING...75W WED MORNING...80W THU MORNING AND 85W FRI MORNING. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE AND A 1007 MB LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR 10N37W WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE WED...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...AND EXIT THE NW PORTION OF THAT ZONE BY FRI. $$ AMZ082-020930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 01 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N E OF 84W. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 78W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN LEE OF CUBA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 82W AND ELSEWHERE S OF 18N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT IN LEE OF CUBA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 18N. .WED AND THU...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 20N. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-020930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 79W AND ELSEWHERE S OF 12N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 11N TO 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 77W MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 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. $$ AMZ086-020930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 01 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .WED...N OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART EARLY. .THU...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .FRI...W OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. $$ AMZ087-020930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 01 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT N OF 19N W OF 60W. 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 AND TSTMS 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTM W PART MON. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS N OF 12N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 THE 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. $$ AMZ088-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM CENTRAL ATLC SW INTO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE AND ALLOW THE FRONTAL TROUGH CURRENTLY FROM 31N71W TO 29N74W TO SHIFT INTO NW WATERS. THE RIDGE WILL MOVE SLIGHTLY N TUE NIGHT AS THE TROUGH DISSIPATES. A TROPICAL WAVE AND ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE INTO SE WATERS BY FRI...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. $$ AMZ080-020930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 01 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W AND N OF 29N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N W OF 70W. 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 S OF 27N E OF 72W. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER