000 FZNT23 KNHC 132120 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT MON JUL 13 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. AMZ089-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE TILTED STRONGLY FROM NW TO SE WAS ENTERING SW N ATLC WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL MOVE W-NW 20 KT AND INTO NE CARIB LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SOUTH PORTION OF TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER SE CARIBBEAN EARLY TUE... MOVE ACROSS THE E AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH LATE WED... AND THEN ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN THU. $$ AMZ082-140330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N E OF 85W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 17N TONIGHT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 81W E...WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N W OF 81W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 18N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-140330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU AND FRI FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W... .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 79W...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .THU AND FRI...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-140330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU AND FRI S OF 13N W OF 73W... .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 69W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 17N W OF 67W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 13N W OF 73W...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 65W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-140330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF TROPICAL WAVE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N AND E OF TROPICAL WAVE...SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 14N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WIND GUSTS 35 KNOTS OR GREATER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 13N...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 13N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 13N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 13N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PERSIST ALONG 28N/29N THROUGH FRI. SURFACE TROUGH FROM EASTERN HISPANIOLA N-NE TO NEAR 30N63W WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT NW ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ AMZ080-140330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N...SW TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 28N...S TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N OF 28N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT S OF 22.5N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT S OF 22.5N. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING