000 FZNT23 KNHC 290859 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 29 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. AMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .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. $$ AMZ082-291530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NE PART. .SAT...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 80W. .TUE...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-291530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N E OF 81W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N W OF 81W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .SAT...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 13N E OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 13N W OF 81W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .MON AND TUE...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-291530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING E TO SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF WAVE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 14N. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT N OF 14N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 14N. WITHIN 180 NM W OF WAVE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-291530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .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. $$ AMZ088-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ080-291530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .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. $$ FORECASTER GR