000 FZNT23 KNHC 042130 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT THU AUG 04 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. AMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 04 2011 .SYNOPSIS...THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM EMILY NOW A SURFACE TROUGH FROM 19N72W TO 16N73W WILL MOVE NW OF THE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT...AND ACROSS THE SE AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT INTO FRI. VERY ACTIVE WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH OVER THE N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM HISPANIOLA S TO 15N WILL SLOWLY SHIFT NW AND N THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVER OVER THE EASTERN ATLANTIC IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN...AND CONTINUE ACROSS THOSE WATERS THROUGH TUE. A RIDGE NE OF THE AREA WILL INCREASE EASTERLY TRADES IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-050330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 04 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 78W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT E OF 78W FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 21N BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 21N 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-050330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 04 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT E OF 80W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF 80W FRI NIGHT. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 80W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N W OF 80W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N 0F 12N E OF 77W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 77W 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 IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-050330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU AUG 04 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N E OF THE TROUGH TO 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT BETWEEN 67W AND 70W. N OF 14N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 68W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N E OF 65W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT AND NE TO E S OF 13N IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT S OF 13N W OF 73W N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 13N W OF 73W 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 69W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-050330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 04 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU AUG 04 2011 .SYNOPSIS...THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM EMILY NOW A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE NW OF THE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT...AND ACROSS THE SE AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NW BAHAMAS FRI AND FRI NIGHT BEFORE REACHING THE NW BAHAMAS LATE FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. THE TROUGH IS THEN FORECAST TO BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE NW PORTION ON SUN AS A CENTRAL ATLC WEAK RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 25N. $$ AMZ080-050330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU AUG 04 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 24N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF 75W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 75W AND 78W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 75W AND 78W 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 73W S TO SW 10 KT...AND N OF 27N S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 73W 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N BETWEEN 65W AND 73W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 73W SE TO S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...FROM 25N TO 29N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT W OF 78W S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 28N W OF 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 20 FT. N OF 28N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE