000 FZNT23 KNHC 161501 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 16 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. AMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 81W/81 MOVING W 20 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL CROSS 55W LATE FRI INTO THE E CARIBBEAN LATE SAT AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON. $$ AMZ082-162130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-162130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT FRI EVENING. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT .SUBSIDING 9 TO 13 FT FRI NIGHT. 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...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT MON. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT MON. $$ AMZ086-162130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 14N W OF 73W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT FRI EVENING. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING 9 TO 12 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .MON...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-162130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 15N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ088-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL THROUGH MON. A FRONT STALLS OVER N FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND INCREASING SW WINDS OVER NW PORTION OF THE AREA THEN BECOMES DIFFUSE MON. $$ AMZ080-162130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 70W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 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 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 25N E OF 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 0 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI/DGS