000 FZNT23 KNHC 210253 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 77W WILL MOVE W TO 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. $$ AMZ082-210930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N AND 6 TO 9 IN E SWELL S OF 18N. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-210930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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. $$ AMZ086-210930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .MON...W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-210930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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. $$ AMZ088-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM BRET NORTH OF AREA AT 32.9N 72.3W 1001 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING NE OR 040 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 GUSTS TO 50 KT. RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL SHIFT N TO 27N TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...AND ALONG 28N FRI THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ080-210930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2011 .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