000 FZNT23 KNHC 030314 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 63W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE...REACH 80W BY THU MORNING AND THE FAR W CARIBBEAN FRI. TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR LOCATED NEAR 13.6N 45.1W AT 0300 UTC AND MOVING W NW OR 285 DEG AT 20 KT IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY TO A TROPICAL STORM BY MORNING AND MOVE TO NEAR 17.7N 56.4W WED MORNING...19.6N 59.9W WED EVENING...AND THEN TURN MORE NW AND PASS N OF THE ISLANDS OF THE NE CARIBBEAN THU. $$ AMZ082-030930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 02 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST OF HONDURAS E OF 86W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS WITH TROPICAL WAVE. .SAT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT S OF 17N W OF 86W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-030930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 02 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...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. .SAT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-030930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 02 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 66W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 66W. .THU...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITH E SWELL THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS NEAR 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH NE SWELL THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES. .SAT...S OF 16N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS W OF 72W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 66W AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 66W. $$ AMZ087-030930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 02 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 16N WED THROUGH THU... .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 W OF 58W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 75 NM OF TROPICAL STORM FOUR AND SHIFTING SE TO S BEHIND TROPICAL STORM FOUR. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 13N WED AND WED NIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 14N. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 62W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH WITH ACTIVE WEATHER FROM 31N71W TO 28N77W WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT SLOWLY NW THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS THE ATLC RIDGE TO ITS S GRADUALLY SHIFTS N. TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR LOCATED NEAR 13.6N 45.1W AT 0300 UTC AND MOVING W NW OR 285 DEG AT 20 KT IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY TO A TROPICAL STORM BY MORNING AND REACH SW WATERS THU WITH A POSITION NEAR 23.5N 65.5W THU EVENING. THE TROPICAL STORM WILL HEAD N NW TO 27.0N 68.5W FRI NIGHT AND TO 31.0N 69.5W SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-030930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 02 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 22N E OF 71W THU THROUGH SAT... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W SE 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 E OF TROUGH N OF 30N. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM S OF FRONTAL TROUGH. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N 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 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 23N 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 23N 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 5 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 25N 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 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE TO E TO THE E OF THE BAHAMAS AND INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 75 NM OF TROPICAL STORM FOUR. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT E OF 70W LATE AND 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS SPREADING W ACROSS THE SE WATERS. .FRI AND SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N E OF 71W. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT AND 20 TO 30 KT SAT E OF 74W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 74W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 74W BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT E OF 74W FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT E OF 74W FRI. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL STORM FOUR. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER