000 FZNT23 KNHC 021514 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 02 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. AMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 83/84W WILL MOVE W-NW ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS AND FAR W CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE EXTREME E CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE W INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE AFTERNOON THEN REACH 80W BY THU MORNING. STRONG TRADE WINDS...ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL WAVE THAT HAS RECENTLY DEVELOPED INTO TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR...WILL MOVE W INTO N PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TUE NIGHT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR...LOCATED NEAR 12.6N 41.1W AT 1500 UTC...MOVING W-NW 15 KT IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY TO A TROPICAL STORM BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE W-NW...REACHING NEAR 18.4N 57.4W WED MORNING THEN TURN MORE NW AND PASS N OF THE ISLANDS OF THE NE CARIBBEAN THU. $$ AMZ082-022130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 02 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS SW OF JAMAICA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS WITH TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ084-022130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 02 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13.5N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 13.5N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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 NIGHT. .THU...N OF 12N E 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 NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .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. $$ AMZ086-022130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 02 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING N OF 15N W OF 67W TUE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 66W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 66W. .THU...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITH E SWELL THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS NEAR 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH NE SWELL THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-022130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 02 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .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 THROUGH FRI...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 OVER WATERS E OF LOW PRES AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FROM E ON FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT NE OF LOW CENTER...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FROM E ON FRI. S OF 14N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL THU...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 14N. $$ AMZ088-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH WITH VERY ACTIVE WEATHER CONTINUES ACROSS NW PORTIONS FROM 31N70W TO 28N78W AND WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT SLOWLY NW THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS THE ATLC RIDGE CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS GRADUALLY SHIFTS N. NEWLY CLASSIFIED TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLC IS FORECAST TO MOVE W-NW AND ENTER THE FAR SE WATERS THU AS A TROPICAL STORM AND TURN MORE NW THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ080-022130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 02 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 21N TO 25N E OF 66W THU AND FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 68W FRI... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM SE OF TROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH. .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. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E AND SE SWELL. .THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SE PORTIONS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT AND GREATER SE PORTIONS. SCATTERED TSTMS SPREADING W ACROSS THE SE WATERS. .FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT NEAR LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...SHIFTING SE TO S OVER WATERS WELL E OF LOW PRES. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT NEAR LOW. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N E OF 70W. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING