000 FZNT23 KNHC 140922 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 14 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. AMZ089-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS W CUBA AND THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL CONTINUE W MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE YUCATAN THIS EVENING. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE REST OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TODAY AND REACH 80W BY SUN EVENING...THEN ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS MON EVENING AND NIGHT. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS LATE SUN AFTERNOON THEN INTO THE E CARIBBEAN MON...ACCOMPANIED BY A MODEST INCREASE IN WIND AND SEAS. $$ AMZ082-141530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 14 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 85W. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 20N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. S OF 20N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-141530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 14 2010 .TODAY...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 13N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 13N W OF 81W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 13N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 13N W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-141530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS...UPDATED 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 14 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N W OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...S OF 15N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-141530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 14 2010 .TODAY...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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. .MON...N OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 16N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N64W TO 29N68W TO 31N76W THIS MORNING WILL SLIDE SLOWLY SE THROUGH THIS EVENING TO A POSITION FROM 31N62W TO 28N70W TO THE GEORGIA COAST. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN SUN AND MON BETWEEN 27N AND 29N. A RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 23N SAT NIGHT...THEN SHIFT N TO ALONG 27N TUE AND WED PUSHING THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONTAL TROUGH W OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-141530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 14 2010 .TODAY...N OF FRONT WINDS W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. .TONIGHT...N OF STATIONARY FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 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 NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 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. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING