000 FZNT23 KNHC 131617 AAA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...UPDATED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1215 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2010 UPDATED E CARIBBEAN ZONE FOR WINDS 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. AMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1215 PM EDT THU AUG 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO CENTRAL PANAMA IS MOVING W AT 10 TO 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING...THEN ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OVERNIGHT THROUGH SUN. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE FROM 11N63W NE ACROSS THE LEEWARD ISLANDS IS MOVING WNW AT 10 TO 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE NE CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE WELL E OF THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL N ATLC EARLY SUN AS AN ATLC HIGH BECOMES CENTERED N OF HISPANIOLA. $$ AMZ082-132130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1215 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 84W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 19N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 19N W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N E OF 81W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-132130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1215 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 13N E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 13N W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 13N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 13N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 14N W OF 79W. .SUN AND 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 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 13N E OF 79W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 13N W OF 79W E WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-132130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS...UPDATED 1215 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 69W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 14N W OF 74W. ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 14N. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 14N W OF 65W WINDS SHIFTING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 14N...AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 14N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N W OF 68W. .TUE AND WED...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-132130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1215 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 17N. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 14N...AND 3 TO 5 F S OF 14N. $$ AMZ088-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1215 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS THIS AFTERNOON FROM 31N67W TO 31N73W...THEN STATIONARY TO SE GEORGIA ...FROM 31N65W TO 28N72W AND STATIONARY TO SE GEORGIA BY LATE SAT AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKENING STATIONARY FROM 28N65W TO 28N72W TO NE FLORIDA SUN AND MON AND DISSIPATING BY LATE TUE. A RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 25N TONIGHT...ALONG 23N BY SAT NIGHT...THEN SHIFT N TO ALONG 27N BY TUE. $$ AMZ080-132130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1215 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N E OF 73W SW 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 29N E OF 73W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 77W. FROM 23N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N BETWEEN 66W AND 72W. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 72W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 72W. 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 AND TSTMS 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 FRONT 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 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE