000 FZNT23 KNHC 011504 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 01 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. AMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A 1008 MB LOW PRES NEAR 14N57W WILL MOVE W-NW THROUGH THE NE CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH WED...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHERWISE EASTERLY TRADES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU INTO FRI. $$ AMZ082-012130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT TUE. N OF 18N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-012130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 12N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT E OF 78W LATE. S OF 12N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-012130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 65W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 13N. W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 65W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE TO S E OF 66W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS E OF 66W. .WED...WITHIN 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 15N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF 65W. W OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT E OF 73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 70W. .FRI...E OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-012130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LOW NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LOW SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 58W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 14N. .WED...N OF 16N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 60W. .THU AND FRI...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 28N AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE WED. LOW PRES NEAR 14N57W WILL MOVE W-NW THROUGH THE NE CARIBBEAN INTO THE S PORTION LATE WED THROUGH FRI...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. $$ AMZ080-012130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 74W. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W TUE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TUE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...S OF 23N E OF 74W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 23N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 23N TO 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF 72W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N W OF 74W. .THU AND FRI...WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF 74W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO NE W OF 70W LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT LATE FRI. $$ FORECASTER HUFFMAN/DGS