000 FZNT23 KNHC 020842 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU JUL 02 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 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. AMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU JUL 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 69W WILL MOVE W AT 18 KT TO ALONG 78W FRI NIGHT THEN MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS SAT AND W OF AREA EARLY SAT NIGHT. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CENTRAL ATLC ALONG 40W TONIGHT WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 55W SAT AND ENTER THE CARIBBEAN LATE SAT NIGHT REACHING NEAR 70W LATE MON. $$ AMZ082-021530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU JUL 02 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART ALONG TROPICAL WAVE. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-021530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU JUL 02 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL BY FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .MON...N OF 11N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. $$ AMZ086-021530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU JUL 02 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N W OF 64W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 15N. .MON...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-021530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU JUL 02 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU JUL 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE FROM 25N65W TO NW CUBA WILL LIFT N TO ALONG 26N FRI AND SAT AND ALONG 27N SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ080-021530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU JUL 02 2009 .TODAY...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 28N TO 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 28N TO 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN