000 FZNT23 KNHC 162116 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT MON AUG 16 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. AMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON AUG 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE FROM 19N83W TO INLAND NE HONDURAS IS MOVING W AT 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS THROUGH TUE MORNING BEFORE MOVING INLAND. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN FROM THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TO 10N65W IS MOVING W AT 10 TO 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL ENTER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE THEN INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WED AND WED NIGHT...AND SHOULD EXIT THE AREA LATE THU. THIS WAVE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS...WITH SQUALLS AND TSTMS BEHIND THE WAVE. $$ AMZ082-170330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON AUG 16 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAT NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 20N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY S OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-170330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON AUG 16 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 79W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 79W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-170330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON AUG 16 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W AND N OF 17N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 14N W OF 70W...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 17N E OF 70W. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 14N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 14N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 70W. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 67W AND N OF 16N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N W OF 71W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 16N W OF 71W BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 14N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 14N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W AND CENTRAL PORTIONS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION. .THU...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. N OF 14N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N E OF 70W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 71W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-170330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON AUG 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 09N W OF 57W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 11N. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N WINDS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON AUG 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N65W TO 28N72W TO 21N80W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. WEAK RIDGE FROM 25N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT N TO ALONG 28N WED THROUGH SAT WITH A WEAK HIGH CENTER FORMING NEAR 28N65W. A WESTWARD MOVING TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN PORTION FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ080-170330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON AUG 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF FRONT E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF FRONT W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 75W...AND ALONG FRONT E OF 73W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 29N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN SE BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 76W. .WED THROUGH THU..N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN SE BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 26N WINDS NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 FT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE