000 FZNT23 KNHC 140303 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE TILTED STRONGLY FROM NW TO SE WAS ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THIS EVENING AND WILL MOVE W-NW 20 KT AND INTO NE CARIB LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT AND TO THE MONA PASSAGE BY EARLY TUE EVENING. SOUTH PORTION OF TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER SE CARIBBEAN LATE TONIGHT...MOVE ACROSS THE E AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH LATE WED...AND THEN ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN THU. $$ AMZ082-140930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N E OF 85W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 17N TONIGHT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 81W...E WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 18N W OF 81W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT E OF 80W AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 80W. N OF 18N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-140930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI MORNING FROM 11.5N TO 14N BETWEEN E OF 77W... .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 79W...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...BUILDING 10 TO 13 FT WED. 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. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...FROM 11.5N TO 14N 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. $$ AMZ086-140930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI MORNING FROM 11.5N TO 14N W OF 72W... .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 69W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 17N W OF 67W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 68W...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 14N W OF 72W...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 67W...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...FROM 11N TO 14N W OF 73W...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 70W...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-140930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N 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. S OF 14N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 FRI...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. .SAT...N OF 14N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PERSIST ALONG 28N/29N THROUGH FRI. SURFACE TROUGH FROM CENTRAL HISPANIOLA N-NE TO NEAR 29N65W WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT NW ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ AMZ080-140930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2009 .TONIGHT 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 THU NIGHT...N OF 28N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N 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 23N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND 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