000 FZNT23 KNHC 300235 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 79W WILL CROSS CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT AND REACH THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND E HALF OF CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN BEHIND THE WAVE. BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES IN THE SE CARIBBEAN WILL LINK UP WITH THE TROPICAL WAVE AND DRIFT W INTO CENTRAL AMERICA SAT. A VIGOROUS TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 45W WITH LOW PRES 1007 MB NEAR 10N43W BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT 15-20 MPH. IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES MON NIGHT AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-300930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 80W. .TUE AND WED...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-300930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 13N E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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 BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 THROUGH WED...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. $$ AMZ086-300930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 71W. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 14N E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 14N E OF WAVE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WITHIN 180 NM W OF WAVE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-300930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...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 EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 57W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT TO 10 FT E OF 57W LATE. S OF 13N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS E OF 60W LATE. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING SE BEHIND WAVE. 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. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .WED...N OF 15N W OF 60W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 60W. $$ AMZ088-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE. STRONG TROPICAL WAVE MOVING ACROSS E CARIBBEAN MON NIGHT THROUGH WED WILL EXTEND INTO FAR SE PORTIONS TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ080-300930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 29 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH 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 AND WED...N OF 26N 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 WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SE BAHAMAS WED. S OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WED. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL