000 FZNT26 KNHC 290917 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...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...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 71W/72W WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TONIGHT...THEN ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON BEHIND THE TROPICAL WAVE. A VIGOROUS TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 37W/38W WITH A WELL-DEFINED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ABOUT 1O40 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. THIS DISTURBANCE IS SHOWING SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION...AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES WESTWARD OR WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. WINDS AND SEAS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS SYSTEM FORECAST TO REACH 55W IN ABOUT 72 HOURS. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING E TO SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF WAVE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 14N. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT N OF 14N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 14N. WITHIN 180 NM W OF WAVE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING SE E OF WAVE THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG WAVE. .TUE...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S OF 20N W OF 70W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT E OF 70W. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 1O TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$