000 FZNT23 KNHC 170923 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 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. AMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE EXITING THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THIS MORNING...WITH STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS PERSISTING ACROSS THE W HALF OF THE CARIBBEAN INTO THIS EVENING. THE NEXT TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC TODAY...MOVE ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES TONIGHT...THEN ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN SAT THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ082-171530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 81W...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT SUN. S OF 17N W OF 81W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT SUN. N OF 17N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 86W. .MON AND TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PART. $$ AMZ084-171530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 79W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 79W...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 81W. .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. $$ AMZ086-171530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON S OF 14N W OF 73W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT S OF 14N THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 14N TONIGHT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 70W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PART INCREASING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR NE PART 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .MON AND TUE...S OF 15N W OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE PART E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT NE PART BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AND FAR S PART 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. $$ AMZ087-171530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 14N...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT... BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 17N AND 20N...AND E 20 KT ELSEWHERE N OF 14N LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SAT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SAT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 15N...E TO SE WINDS 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. $$ AMZ088-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 28N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUN WHEN A WEAK FRONT MOVES INTO SE GEORGIA. THE FRONT WILL THEN BECOME DIFFUSE BY MON AS A TROPICAL WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS. $$ AMZ080-171530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...EXCEPT N OF 30N W OF 73W...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...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 STRIPLING