000 FZNT23 KNHC 040859 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED AUG 04 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. AMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 04 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 71W WILL REACH ALONG 77W THU AND ALONG 83W FRI...THEN MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS FRI NIGHT. THE REMNANT TROUGH OF TROPICAL STORM COLIN WILL MOVE NW ACROSS WATERS NE OF THE LEEWARDS TODAY AND TONIGHT AND EXIT THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA LATE THU. $$ AMZ082-041530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 04 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-041530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 04 2010 .TODAY...N OF 12N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 77W 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 78W. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .FRI...N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 80W E TO SE 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PORTION. .SAT...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 12N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N W OF 81W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-041530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 04 2010 .TODAY...W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 15N W OF 67W. .TONIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXPOSED NE PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LEEWARDS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXPOSED NE PASSAGES. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 15N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 67W AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 67W. $$ AMZ087-041530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 04 2010 .TODAY...N OF 15N W OF 60W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 15N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 61W. .TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 63W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 18N E OF 63W SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N W OF 60W. .THU...N OF 20N W OF 60W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PORTION EARLY. .THU NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 04 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N70W TO NW BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT NW OF AREA TODAY AS AN ATLC RIDGE BUILDS W ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS. THE REMNANT TROUGH OF TROPICAL STORM COLIN WILL MOVE NW INTO THE SE PORTION TONIGHT...AND MEANDER OVER THE WATERS BETWEEN 65W AND 75W GRADUALLY LIFTING N THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A RIDGE BUILDS W ALONG 27N SUN. $$ AMZ080-041530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 04 2010 .TODAY...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE 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. S OF 25N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SCATTERED TSTMS. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SCATTERED TSTMS. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON