000 FZNT23 KNHC 190915 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN JUL 19 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. AMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN JUL 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 66/67W WAS MOVING W 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE INTO HISPANIOLA AND THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND THEN SLOW DOWN ITS FORWARD MOTION EARLY MON...REACHING NEAR 77W MON NIGHT...NEAR 82W 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 THE PASSAGE OF THESE TROPICAL WAVES. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED MAINLY ACROSS N PORTIONS OF THESE TROPICAL WAVES. $$ AMZ082-191530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN JUL 19 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS APPROACHING NE PART SUN NIGHT. .MON THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ084-191530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN JUL 19 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. EXCEPT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING 7 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 79W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. 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. $$ AMZ086-191530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN JUL 19 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF TROPICAL WAVE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA TODAY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 13N E OF TROPICAL WAVE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 13N E OF 67W...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 13N E OF 67W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...AND TO 9 FT IN THE PASSAGES. S OF 15N W OF 67W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST NEAR THE S AMERICAN COAST. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 70W. .WED AND THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N. $$ AMZ087-191530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN JUL 19 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 16N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FROM 12N TO 16N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 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. $$ AMZ088-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN JUL 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 28N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUN EVENING AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA AND NE FLORIDA COAST SUN MORNING. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH MON NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY N MON AS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE ENTERS THE FAR SE WATERS OVERNIGHT...AND MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SUN THROUGH TUE...THEN PASSES ACROSS THE NW BAHAMAS AND INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA WED INTO THU. $$ AMZ080-191530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN JUL 19 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 78W...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 78W...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 72W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 21N E OF 72W SEAS BUILDING LATE 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 72W...BECOMING NUMEROUS TONIGHT. .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 STRIPLING