000 FZNT23 KNHC 181440 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE W CARIBBEAN FROM EASTERN CUBA S TO N CENTRAL COLOMBIA WILL CROSS 80W LATE TONIGHT REACHING 85W THU AND THEN EXITING 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. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY OVER THE E ATLC WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE SAT INTO SUN. $$ AMZ082-182130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR TROPICAL WAVE TONIGHT AND BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 1O TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR TROPICAL WAVE THIS EVENING AND BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 19N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 19N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 19N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 19N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN...AND EXCEPT E 10 KT N OF 19N THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E 5 TO 10 KT N OF 19N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-182130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E PORTION. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-182130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 64W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COASTS OF COLOMBIA AND HISPANIOLA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 64W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 72W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 70W. .TONIGHT AND THU...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT THU AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN. E OF 68W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT AND SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-182130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 12N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT FRI. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT AND BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ088-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 26N FRI THEN WILL MOVE BACK N TO ALONG 29N LATE SAT THROUGH SUN. THE RIDGE WILL REMAIN WEAK OVER THE NW PORTION AS A SERIES OF TROUGHS AND COLD FRONTS ATTEMPT TO BREACH THE AREA S OF 31N. MEANWHILE A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE S OF THE BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON THEN W OF THE AREA THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY EARLY THU. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS ALONG WITH SQUALLS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND BEHIND OF THE TROPICAL WAVE THROUGH TONIGHT. $$ AMZ080-182130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT NW PORTION TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT THEN BECOMING VARIABLE E OF 75W THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE JUST AHEAD OF TROPICAL WAVE...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT THU AND THU NIGHT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 73W THROUGHOUT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 24N THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT SOUTHERN PORTION... INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY