000 FZNT23 KNHC 041512 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 04 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE WAS ACROSS THE SW N ATLC EXTENDING INTO THE EXTREME NE CARIBBEAN ALONG 61/62W THIS MORNING WITH REMNANT LOW PRES TROUGH OF TROPICAL STORM COLIN TRAILING BEHIND IT AND MOVING NW ACROSS N PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. BOTH FEATURES WILL WILL MOVE NW AND EXIT THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS EARLY THU...AND BRUSH ACROSS THE EXTREME NE CARIBBEAN THROUGH LATE THU MORNING. A TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN ALONG 74W WILL REACH ALONG 80W THU MORNING..INTO CENTRAL AMERICA AND ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN ALONG 85W FRI MORNING...THEN ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-042130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 04 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS SE PORTIONS. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-042130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 04 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE 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 TSTMS S OF 12N AND ALSO 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. $$ AMZ086-042130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 04 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 16N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...AND TO 7 FT LATE THROUGH EXPOSED NE PASSAGES. S OF 16N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 67W. .TONIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED NE PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PORTIONS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXPOSED NE PASSAGES. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 15N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 67W AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 67W. $$ AMZ087-042130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 04 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 16N E OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 16N W OF 60W VARIABLE MAINLY NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E AND SE SWELL. S OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL. WIND AND SEAS LOCALLY HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 64W SE TO S 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 64W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E AND SE SWELL. FROM 15N TO 18N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 18N W OF 58W. .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. $$ AMZ088-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 04 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH ACROSS FAR NW PART EXTENDING TO OFFSHORE OF STUART FLORIDA WILL SHIFT NW AS A WARM FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND EXIT THE AREA THIS EVENING AS THE ATLC RIDGE BUILDS W ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 25N ALONG 61/62W THIS MORNING WITH REMNANT LOW PRES TROUGH OF TROPICAL STORM COLIN TRAILING BEHIND IT AND MOVING NW ACROSS N PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WILL BOTH SHIFT NW ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH THE SAT. STRONG WINDS PERSISTING ACROSS NE PORTIONS OF THE THE REMNANT TROUGH OF TROPICAL STORM COLIN WILL AFFECT SE AND E PORTIONS OF THE WATERS THROUGH FRI. A RIDGE WILL BUILD W ALONG 27N SUN. $$ AMZ080-042130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 04 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW PORTIONS. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE PORTIONS. .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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS E OF 68W. .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 STRIPLING