000 FZNT23 KNHC 120314 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 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. AMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN ALONG 77W MOVING W 20 KT...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS W HALF OF CARIBBEAN...ACCOMPANIED BY SHOWERS AND TSTMS S AND W PORTIONS. THIS TROPICAL WAVE WILL REACH 80W TONIGHT...85W SUN NIGHT...AND INTO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY MON. NEXT TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO TROPICAL N ATLC MON AND INTO E CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ082-120930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2009 .TONIGHT AND SUN...S OF 18N E OF 82W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 82W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 85W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 18N...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF TROPICAL WAVE. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 18N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF TROPICAL WAVE. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF 18N E OF 82W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 82W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-120930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 BUILDING 7 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 TONIGHT. .MON THROUGH WED...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. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 11N. .THU...N OF 11N E OF 82W...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 82W...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. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 11N. $$ AMZ086-120930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT TONIGHT. E OF 68W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROPICAL WAVE. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 16N W OF 67W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E WATERS. .WED AND THU...W OF 68W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ087-120930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N...E TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 60W. .SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MON. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 12N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ088-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH FROM SE CUBA TO S CENTRAL BAHAMAS NE INTO W ATLC WILL MOVE SLOWLY NW ACROSS THE BAHAMAS THROUGH SUN NIGHT. AN OLD DIFFUSE FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MEANDER FROM EXTREME N BAHAMAS NE ACROSS W ATLC TONIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. A SECOND TROUGH FROM N OF PUERTO RICO ALONG 65W WILL MOVE NW AND WEAKEN THROUGH WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA MON THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ080-120930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BETWEEN FRONTAL TROUGH AND TROUGH ACROSS S CENTRAL BAHAMAS...VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 29N...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON THROUGH THU...S OF 23N...E OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW AND SE WATERS. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA