000 FZNT26 KNHC 171402 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE... SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 74W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 77W TONIGHT THEN TO NEAR 80W EARLY SUN NIGHT BEFORE IT BECOMES ABSORBED INTO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN LATER SUN NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 64W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH TONIGHT THEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON AND THEN THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 50W WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC SUN THEN INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN NEAR 67W MON THEN INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN NEAR 72W TUE AND THEN TO NEAR 75W BY LATE WED. MEANWHILE A TROUGH WILL FRACTURE OFF OF THE WAVE AND MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC SUN THEN NW OF THE E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. .MON AND TUE...E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT S OF 13N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE MON. .WED...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL TONIGHT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION THIS AFTERNOON...THEN NEAR TROPICAL WAVE TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND SHIFTING TO E TO SE BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE AND TROUGH. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS. .MON AND TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 20N EARLY MON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .WED...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM 31N65W TO NE FLORIDA WILL LIFT N TO JUST N OF AREA MON THROUGH WED WHILE A SERIES OF TROUGHS PASS TO THE S OF 26N THROUGH THE PERIOD. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...EXCEPT SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF 79W. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL HIGHEST SE PORTION. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT E OF BAHAMAS LATE MON THROUGH WED. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT MON...AND BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE MON THROUGH WED...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. $$