000 FZNT23 KNHC 182101 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 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. AMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE HAS JUST ENTERED THE FAR EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA...AND IS ALONG 62W MOVING W NEAR 18 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THROUGH SUN REACHING THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN NEAR 70W AS IT SLOWS DOWN SOME BY EARLY MON...NEAR 75W MON NIGHT...NEAR 80W TUE...NEAR 84W ON WED AND NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND BELIZE ON THU. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC IS FORECAST TO REACH THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN BY EARLY TUE...TO NEAR 68W BY EARLY WED...AND TO NEAR 73W ON THU. TRADE WINDS WILL FLUCTUATE IN RESPONSE TO PASSAGE OF THE WAVES. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED MAINLY ACROSS N PORTIONS OF THESE TROPICAL WAVES. $$ AMZ082-190330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS APPROACHING NE PART SUN NIGHT. .MON THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ084-190330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT... THEN BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT THU. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS MAINLY NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE...THEN BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 79W THU. $$ AMZ086-190330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N E OF 72W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED N OF 16N E OF 65W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 13N E OF 64W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 13N E OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 16N E OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST NEAR THE S AMERICAN COAST. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 70W. .WED AND THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N. $$ AMZ087-190330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N WITHIN 180 NM E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 13N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N E OF 58W. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FROM 12N TO 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 13N...SHIFTING TO W PART MON NIGHT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 14N WED AND THU. $$ AMZ088-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 28N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUN EVENING AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA AND NE FLORIDA COAST SUN MORNING. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH MON NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY N MON AS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE MOVES NW FROM LEEWARD ISLANDS TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS SUN THROUGH TUE... AND TO THE NW BAHAMAS AND NW PORTION OF THE AREA WED INTO THU. $$ AMZ080-190330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 78W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 78W. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 79W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 71W AND E OF 71W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 21N E OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 21N E OF 70W 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 72W...BECOMING NUMEROUS SUN NIGHT WITH HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 78W. .TUE...N OF 29N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 21N TO 29N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W OF 68W. .WED AND THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ...W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S AND NW PARTS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE