000 FZNT23 KNHC 291504 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 76W WILL MOVE W AND REACH 80W TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE OVER CENTRAL AMERICA AND NW CARIBBEAN SAT AFTERNOON THEN INTO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND E HALF OF CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN BEHIND THE TROPICAL WAVE. BROAD LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SE CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT THEN DRIFT W INTO CENTRAL AMERICA SUN. A VIGOROUS TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 42W IS SHOWING SIGNS OF BETTER 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. THIS WAVE IS EXPECTED TO REACH 55W BY SUN EVENING AND MOVE ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES MON AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ AMZ082-292130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NE PART. .SAT...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 80W. .TUE...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-292130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT AND BECOMING E TO SE WINDS E OF 80W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SE WINDS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 13N W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .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. $$ AMZ086-292130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 5 TO 7 FT. E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 14N. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT N OF 14N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 14N. WITHIN 180 NM W OF WAVE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-292130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FAR E PORTIONS LATE. W OF 60W SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. OTHERWISE SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT TO 10 FT FAR E PORTIONS LATE. S OF 13N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS E HALF LATE. .SUN AND MON...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING SE BEHIND WAVE MON THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND WAVE SUN NIGHT AND MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .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. $$ AMZ088-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE. STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS E CARIBBEAN MON NIGHT AND TUE AND EXTEND INTO FAR SE PORTIONS TUE NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-292130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .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 4 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 26N VARIABLE MAINLY SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SE BAHAMAS LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS AND BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT LATE SE BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST FAR SE. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING