000 FZNT23 KNHC 101517 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 10 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. AMZ089-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS EXTREME E CARIB AND ADJACENT ATLC ALONG 61W/62W MOVING W 20 KT...WILL MOVE ACROSS E CARIBBEAN TODAY ACCOMPANIED BY SQUALLS AND TSTMS...INTO CENTRAL CARIB TONIGHT...REACH 75W SAT MORNING... ALONG 83W SUN MORNING...AND INTO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON. EASTERLY TRADES WILL REMAIN FRESH TO STRONG THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-102130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W...E WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W...E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 85W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N...E WINDS 15 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S OF 18N E OF 82W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 82W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 18N W OF 85W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 18N...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 18N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-102130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 82W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 82W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. .MON AND TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-102130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...W OF 68W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT SAT NIGHT. E OF 67W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF TROPICAL WAVE. .MON AND TUE...S OF 16N W OF 67W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-102130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND ISOLATED ALONG TROPICAL WAVE. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 13N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 13N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 13N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH FROM TURKS AND CAICOS NE INTO CENTRAL ATLC WILL MOVE NW THROUGH THE BAHAMAS THROUGH SUN NIGHT. COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO N FLORIDA WILL DRIFT S AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-102130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI JUL 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 28N...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N OF FRONT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E OF 70W...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING