000 FZNT23 KNHC 180907 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED AUG 18 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. AMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG TROPICAL WAVE OVER CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM E TIP OF CUBA S TO COLOMBIA WILL CROSS 80W LATE WED AFTERNOON... REACH 85W THU MORNING AND EXIT THE W CARIBBEAN LATE FRI MORNING. A LOW LEVEL WIND SURGE AND SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS WAVE ACROSS THE THE N HALF OF THE BASIN. A LOW LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THU AND THU NIGHT AND ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN FRI AND FRI NIGHT. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY OVER THE E ATLC WILL REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SAT. $$ AMZ082-181530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 18 2010 .TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 19N W OF WAVE AXIS NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR WAVE AXIS TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT NEAR WAVE. N OF 19N E OF WAVE AXIS WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT TODAY INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF WAVE AXIS THIS EVENING...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND WAVE AXIS EARLY THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT BEHIND WAVE AXIS. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND ALONG AND E OF WAVE AXIS. .THU NIGHT FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 19N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI..THEN E 10 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT...HIGHEST W PORTIONS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT BY SUN. S OF 19N SE WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT THU NIGHT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT BY SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PORTIONS THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ AMZ084-181530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 18 2010 .TODAY...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SW HALF. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-181530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 18 2010 .TODAY...W OF 64W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 70W. .TONIGHT AND THU...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU MORNING. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT THU. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EARLY BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND TROUGH SAT AND SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-181530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 18 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT BEHIND TROUGH AXIS EARLY FRI. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 15N WINDS E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND TROUGH AXIS EARLY FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE LATE SUN. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY S THROUGH FRI BEFORE WEAKENING AS A FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. AND NEAR FAR NW PORTIONS OF THE AREA. THE CREST OF A STRONG CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE WILL SCRAPE ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH TROPICAL WAVE MOVING W OF 80W THU MORNING. INCREASING WIND AND SEAS ALONG AND BEHIND WAVE AXIS WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT...ACCOMPANIED BY SQUALLS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ080-181530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 18 2010 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF TROPICAL WAVE AXIS...AND E TO SE WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT BEHIND WAVE AXIS...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT E OF 76W AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF 76W. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 23N THROUGH THU. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING