000 FZNT23 KNHC 202111 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 76W WILL MOVE W 80W BY EARLY THU...TO 82W BY EARLY FRI...AND 84W ON SAT. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WELL E OF AREA WILL BE E OF BARBADOS NEAR 58W BY EARLY FRI...IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN BY EARLY SAT...AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN BY MON. $$ AMZ082-210330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N AND 6 TO 9 IN E SWELL S OF 18N. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-210330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 12N. .SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-210330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .MON...W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-210330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N. .SUN AND MON...WINDS E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM BRET AT 31.9N 73.0W 1001 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING NE OR 050 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 GUSTS TO 45 KT. BRET JUST N OF AREA MOVING TO 32.7N 72.0W TONIGHT. NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 74W WILL MOVE NW TO SE BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AND TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU BEFORE DISSIPATING. RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL SHIFT N TO 27N TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...AND ALONG 28N FRI THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ080-210330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 30N BETWEEN 72W AND 73W THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...N OF 30N BETWEEN 72W AND 73W SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N E OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N W OF 75W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W. .TONIGHT...N OF 30N BETWEEN 72W AND 74W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N E OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N W OF 75W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN