000 FZNT23 KNHC 030842 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 03 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. AMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 03 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 65W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED REACHING 75W THU...81W FRI AND MOVE W THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS FRI NIGHT AND SAT. TROPICAL STORM COLIN AT 14.0N 47.2W AT 0900 UTC 1006 MB MOVING W NW OR 285 DEG AT 20 KT. COLIN IS FORECAST TO MOVE NEAR 15.1N 50.3W AT SUNRISE THIS MORNING AND NEAR 16.8N 54.5W SUNSET TODAY...18.6N 58.3W WED...20.6N 61.5W WED NIGHT...AND MOVE N OF AREA TO NEAR 24.5N 66.5W THU NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-031530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 03 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 80W. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-031530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 03 2010 .TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 12N E OF 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W. .THU...N OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E PART. .FRI...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE OVER WATERS 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. .SAT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E 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 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-031530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 03 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE WINDS WATERS E OF TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 65W. .THU...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 16N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-031530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 03 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 16N... .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER OF COLIN. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT WED. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 12 TO 18 FT IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE. S OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 15N. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS NW PART SHIFTING N OF AREA BY SUNSET. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 18N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 03 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS PUSHING A REMNANT TROUGH W OF AREA TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM COLIN LOCATED WELL SE OF AREA IS EXPECTED TO REACH NEAR 20.6N 61.5W WED NIGHT...THEN MOVE NW INTO THE AREA NEAR 24.5N 66.5W THU NIGHT...NEAR 28.0N 68.5W FRI NIGHT AND NEAR 31.0N 69.5W SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-031530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 03 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 22N E OF 71W THU THROUGH SAT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 68W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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 7 FT IN SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 75 NM OF TROPICAL STORM COLIN. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF COLIN. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N E OF 71W TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF COLIN. N OF 27N W OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT AND 20 TO 33 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. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER NELSON