000 FZNT23 KNHC 080240 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 07 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. AMZ089-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 07 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE WELL E OF AREA IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY LATE MON...THE FAR EASTERN PORTION OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA LATE TUE INTO WED AND REACH TO NEAR 65W THU. A LOW ON THE WAVE IS EXPECTED TO SEPARATE FROM THE WAVE AND PASS NE OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE ...TUE THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-080930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 07 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 16N E OF 77W AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 84W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N E OF 84W. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT N OF 20N E OF 85W NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT N OF 20N E OF 85W 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 85W SUN. .TUE...S OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NW PART SE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-080930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 07 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 76W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 13N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 13N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-080930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 07 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 66W AND N OF 15N E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N E OF 66W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 65W. .MON THROUGH THU...E OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-080930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 07 2010 .TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 12N TO 15N W OF 58W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N E OF 58W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E PORTION BECOMING SE TO S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 13N TO 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 13N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .WED AND THU...N OF 17N W OF 59W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N E OF 59W E TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. FROM 14N TO 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SHIFTING TO FAR NW PART. $$ AMZ088-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 07 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM COLIN NEAR 29.7N 65.6W 1012 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING NNE AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. COLIN WILL MOVE TO 30.7N 65.5W SUN MORNING...THEN SLIGHTLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO JUST N OF AREA NEAR 32.4N 65.5W BY EARLY SUN NIGHT...AND TO WELL N OF THE AREA LATE SUN NIGHT INTO MON MORNING. A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH WILL DROP S INTO THE NW WATERS SUN AND MOVE SW ACROSS FLORIDA MON. A WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN PORTION WILL LIFT N TO NEAR 27N SUN REACHING TO ALONG 31N BY WED. $$ AMZ080-080930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 07 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 27N E OF 66W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 67W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL BETWEEN 75W AND 80W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 80W. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 26N E OF 67W. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N W OF 75W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT... INCREASING TO 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N E OF 66W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO S 5 TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL SUN NIGHT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 66W AND 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA 15 TO 20 KT AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N E OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA 15 TO 20 KT AND 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 73W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE