000 FZNT23 KNHC 170928 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 17 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. AMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE HAS MOVED INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA AND WAS EXITING THE FAR W CARIBBEAN. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WAS OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN FROM E HISPANIOLA TO THE A-B-C ISLANDS MOVING W AT 18 KT...WITH A MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE FOLLOWING DIRECTLY BEHIND IT ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE NE CARIBBEAN. THESE TWO FEATURES WILL MOVE W-NW ACROSS HISPANIOLA AND THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TODAY...REACH 80W WED EVENING AND EXIT THE W CARIB THU EVENING. THIS TROPICAL WAVE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS...AND SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS. THE NEXT TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THU EVENING AND ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-171530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 17 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 83W WED NIGHT THROUGH THU. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY S OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-171530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 17 2010 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA...THEN INCREASING N OF 13N TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-171530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 17 2010 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 67W TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE BEHIND THE TROPICAL WAVE...AND INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF 66W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS E OF 70W THIS MORNING AND SHIFTING W OF 66W THIS EVENING. .THU...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 14N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N E OF 70W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 71W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-171530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 17 2010 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL . FROM 11N TO 16N 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 10 TO 15 KT THU BECOMING E TO SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI MORNING. 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. $$ AMZ088-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH MEANDERING ACROSS N PORTIONS N OF 29N WILL WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS N THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD SW INTO THE AREA TO THE NW BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN FRI AND SAT AS A FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES JUST N OF THE AREA. A TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN WILL ENTER FAR SE PORTIONS THIS MORNING AND MOVE W-NW ACROSS THE GREATER ANTILLES AND SOUTHERN WATERS... REACHING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED EVENING. INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS TROPICAL WAVE...ALONG WITH SQUALLS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ080-171530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 17 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN FADING NE SWELL. FROM 24N TO 29N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN FADING NE SWELL. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS SE PORTIONS SPREADING W-NW THROUGH TONIGHT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. 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 15 KT... INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 24N. 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 STRIPLING