000 FZNT23 KNHC 221437 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 22 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. AMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 63W WILL REACH TO NEAR 70W MON MORNING...NEAR 75W TUE AND MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN LATE TUE THROUGH WED. A TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA WILL ENTER THE EASTERN TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...APPROACH THE LESSER LESSER ANTILLES EARLY MON...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN LATER MON THROUGH TUE...ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED...AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO INCREASE OVER THE NE PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC LATE TUE THROUGH THU ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS IN NE SWELLS AS A TROPICAL STORM TRACKS TO THE NW WITHIN ABOUT 150 NM TO THE NE OF 22N55W. $$ AMZ082-222130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 20N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 83W. .MON THROUGH THU...S OF 19N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-222130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W 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 SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN THROUGH THU...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 79W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 79W. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ086-222130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 69W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 14N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 14N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 67W. .MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 14N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 14N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 63W AND 70W. .WED AND THU...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 65W BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 14N...AND 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-222130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .MON THROUGH THU...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 58W INCREASING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT E OF 60W...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 60W. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT FROM 14N TO 16N BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 26N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE...THEN MOVE N TO 28N MON THROUGH THU AS LOW PRES MOVES OFF THE MID ATLC COAST TUE WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT BRUSHING THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION PRECEDED BY INCREASING SW WINDS. A TROPICAL WAVE FROM 27N67W TO HAITI IS MOVING NW AT 16 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SE AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS NW BAHAMAS AND TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ080-222130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 73W...ANS S OF 28N E OF 73W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 29N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PORTION. .TUE AND WED...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 F T...EXCEPT E OF 73W 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 25N TO 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL... HIGHEST E OF 67W. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE