000 FZNT23 KNHC 142057 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 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. AMZ089-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 61W IS MOVING W 20 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED NIGHT...AND ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN ON FRI AND W OF THE AREA LATE FRI INTO SAT AS ATLC HIGH PRES SHIFTS E. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO PASS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC SAT AND SUN...POSSIBLY ATTENDANT BY A LOW. $$ AMZ082-150330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 77W AND 81W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N W OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT E OF 80W...AND 7 TO 9 FT W OF 80W. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-150330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED NIGHT INTO FRI MORNING FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W... .TONIGHT AND WED...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...BUILDING 10 TO 14 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE FRI. 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT SUN. 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 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-150330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT FROM 12N TO 14N W OF 73W... .TONIGHT AND WED...S OF 14N W OF 70W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...FROM 11N TO 14N W OF 73W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT... SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT THU FRI. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 15N W OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-150330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 17N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 11N. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .THU THROUGH FRI...FROM 12N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL N OF 19N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 12N. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N PART INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N PART BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN PORTION WITH TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ088-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 30N60W TO NW BAHAMAS WILL BUILD W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WED THROUGH FRI...THEN WEAKEN SAT AFTERNOON INTO SUN AS A WEAK TROUGH PUSHES INTO THE FAR NW PORTION. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL APPROACH THE FAR SE WATERS LATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-150330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 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 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 74W... SPREADING TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED AND WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 74W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 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 FAR E PART BECOMING NE TO E LATE SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT FAR E PART BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART SAT AND SUN...AND FAR SE PART SUN. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE