000 FZNT23 KNHC 200914 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 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. AMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 72W IS MOVING W AT 15 TO 20 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO NEAR 78W TONIGHT...NEAR 84W THU NIGHT... AND W OF THE CARIBBEAN LATE FRI INTO SAT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WELL E OF THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC THU...AND APPROACH THE FAR EASTERN CARIBBEAN ON FRI. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT...THEN REACH THE EASTERN SECTION OF THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN ON SUN. $$ AMZ082-201530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 80W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E OF 78W. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N. $$ AMZ084-201530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 79W...AND S OF 12N E OF 79W. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 12N. .SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-201530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 15N E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 15N W OF 67W...AND E OF 65W. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-201530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 10N. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 57W. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 60W SHIFTING E TO SE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING FROM E TO W. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM BRET LOCATED NEAR 31.1N 74.4W 1001 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NE OR 040 DEG AT 08 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. BRET WILL MOVE TO JUST N OF THE AREA TO 31.9N 73.4W THIS AFTERNOON...TO 33.2N 71.9W BY LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE NE WHILE WEAKENING THROUGH THU NIGHT. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 72W WILL MOVE NW TO THE SE BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AND TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU BEFORE IT DISSIPATES. A RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL SHIFT N TO 27N TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...AND TO 28N FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-201530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 30N BETWEEN 73W AND 75W... .TODAY...N OF 30N BETWEEN 73W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 27N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BETWEEN 71W AND 77W...AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 71W. S OF 27N W OF 77W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W...AND S OF 24N E OF 72W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...N OF 29N BETWEEN 69W AND 74W S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W S 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 76W N OF 27N W OF 76W 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N CENTRAL PORTION EARLY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST E PART. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 29N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE 000 FZNT23 KNHC 200914 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA. SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 72W IS MOVING W AT 15 TO 20 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO NEAR 78W TONIGHT...NEAR 84W THU NIGHT... AND W OF THE CARIBBEAN LATE FRI INTO SAT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WELL E OF THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC THU...AND APPROACH THE FAR EASTERN CARIBBEAN ON FRI. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT...THEN REACH THE EASTERN SECTION OF THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN ON SUN. $$ AMZ082-201530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 80W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E OF 78W. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N. $$ AMZ084-201530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 79W...AND S OF 12N E OF 79W. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 12N. .SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-201530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 15N E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 15N W OF 67W...AND E OF 65W. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-201530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 10N. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 57W. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 60W SHIFTING E TO SE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING FROM E TO W. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM BRET LOCATED NEAR 31.1N 74.4W 1001 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NE OR 040 DEG AT 08 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. BRET WILL MOVE TO JUST N OF THE AREA TO 31.9N 73.4W THIS AFTERNOON...TO 33.2N 71.9W BY LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE NE WHILE WEAKENING THROUGH THU NIGHT. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 72W WILL MOVE NW TO THE SE BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AND TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU BEFORE IT DISSIPATES. A RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL SHIFT N TO 27N TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...AND TO 28N FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-201530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 30N BETWEEN 73W AND 75W... .TODAY...N OF 30N BETWEEN 73W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 27N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BETWEEN 71W AND 77W...AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 71W. S OF 27N W OF 77W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W...AND S OF 24N E OF 72W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...N OF 29N BETWEEN 69W AND 74W S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W S 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 76W N OF 27N W OF 76W 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N CENTRAL PORTION EARLY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST E PART. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 29N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE