000 FZNT23 KNHC 130235 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 12 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. AMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE N OF 15N ALONG 74W WILL CONTINUE W THROUGH THE NW CARIBBEAN WATERS FRI AND SAT...AND PASS THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF OF HONDURAS EARLY SUN NIGHT. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE N OF 15N ALONG 61W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS FRI. OTHERWISE AN ATLC RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN E TRADES THROUGH TUE WHEN A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE REACHES ALONG 55W. $$ AMZ082-130930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 12 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS TONIGHT. .SAT...N OF 19N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 19N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 19N W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-130930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 12 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 13N EARLY. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 13N E OF 81W E WINDS 10 T0 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 81W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT WITH E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 13N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT WITH E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-130930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 12 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 14N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 65W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS VICINITY HISPANIOLA TONIGHT. .TUE...S OF 14N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-130930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 12 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 17N E OF 62W. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS LATE TONIGHT...REACHING FROM 31N67W TO 31N73W FRI AFTERNOON...REACH FROM 29N65W TO 28N72W TO GEORGIA COAST SAT. AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 26N TONIGHT WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 25N FRI NIGHT...ALONG 23N SAT NIGHT...THEN SHIFT N AGAIN SUN AND MON PUSHING THE FRONTAL REMNANTS NW OF AREA WITH THE RIDGE ANCHORING E TO W ALONG 27N BY TUE. $$ AMZ080-130930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 12 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS FLORIDA STRAITS. .FRI...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF STATIONARY FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR CALM. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH. .MON...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH. .TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER NELSON