000 FZNT23 KNHC 180330 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 56W IS MOVING W ABOUT 18 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN OVERNIGHT... REACH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN BY EARLY MON...AND PASS S OF JAMAICA BY EARLY TUE. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC IS FORECAST TO REACH THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN BY EARLY TUE. THERE WILL BE FLUCTUATIONS IN THE SPEEDS OF THE TRADES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS IN RESPONSE TO PASSAGE OF THESE WAVES...AND AS CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES NUDGES S INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. $$ AMZ082-180930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 17N W OF 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN AND TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR N AND SW PARTS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N PART. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ084-180930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2009 .TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 14N W OF 79W. .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. ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 78W 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... 3 TO 5 FT TUE...AND TO 2 TO 4 FT WED. $$ AMZ086-180930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 14N ...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 14N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PART INCREASING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE PART E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NE PART THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ087-180930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2009 .TONIGHT...FROM 14N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 57W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL N OF 20N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 14N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS FROM 12N TO 18N E OF 57W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 58W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 62W NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT W OF 62W 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 58W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 16N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT WED. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO E 20 TO 25 KT WED. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT WED. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ088-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUN AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES INTO SE GEORGIA AND NE FLORIDA AND STALLS. THE FRONT THEN BECOMES DIFFUSE MON WHILE THE RIDGE SHIFTS SLIGHTLY NE...AND A TROPICAL WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS. $$ AMZ080-180930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2009 .TONIGHT 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...SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FAR SE PART SAT NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N...BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART SAT AND FAR SE PART SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART BECOMING NE TO E 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW AND SE PARTS...BECOMING NUMEROUS WITH HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS FAR SE PART SUN NIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL WAVE. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 28N W OF 76W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT TUE AND TO 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL WED. N OF 28N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TUE AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO SE 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART...SPREADING TO SW PART WED. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE