000 FZNT23 KNHC 162107 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE FROM CENTRAL CUBA SW TO INLAND NE HONDURAS IS MOVING W ABOUT 25 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY E OF THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC FRI NIGHT...AND INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SEA SAT THROUGH SUN. THE WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE AS CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS SW INTO THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC. $$ AMZ082-170330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 17N W OF 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 80W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N PART. .MON AND TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PART. $$ AMZ084-170330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W... .TONIGHT 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 AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...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 SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. $$ AMZ086-170330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 14N W OF 73W... .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 14N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 14N FRI NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PART INCREASING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR NE PART 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .MON AND TUE...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE PART E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT NE PART BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT AND FAR S PART 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. $$ AMZ087-170330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2009 .TONIGHT...FROM 12N TO 19N 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 IN N SWELL N OF 19...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 12N. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS TSTMS N PART. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 15N E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY NW PART. $$ AMZ088-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 27N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRI...THEN BEGIN TO SHIFT NE SAT THROUGH TUE AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES INTO SE GEORGIA. THE FRONT THEN BECOMES DIFFUSE BY MON AS A TROPICAL WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS. $$ AMZ080-170330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT E OF 67W 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 24N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 68W NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS... AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N E OF 72W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 70W. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 30N W OF 78W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 SE PART BECOMING NE TO E SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS ...SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FAR SE PART SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART...AND FAR SE PART SAT NIGHT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT AND DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TO NORTHERN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW AND SE PARTS...BECOMING NUMEROUS FAR SE PART LATE SUN INTO MON AND OVER FAR SW PART TUE. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE