000 FZNT23 KNHC 191510 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 69W WAS MOVING W AT 18 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 86W ON WED NEAR THE GULF OF HONDURAS...AND GUATEMALA THU. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC IS FORECAST TO REACH THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN BY EARLY TUE...70W BY EARLY WED...AND TO NEAR 74W ON THU. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN ON WED...REACHING 65W THU. TRADE WINDS WILL FLUCTUATE IN RESPONSE TO THE PASSAGE OF THESE TROPICAL WAVES. $$ AMZ082-192130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 18N E OF 80W. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N. .WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-192130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH LATE TODAY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N. .THU...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N. $$ AMZ086-192130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N E OF 72W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 13N E OF 67W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 13N E OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...AND TO 9 FT IN THE PASSAGES. S OF 15N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST NEAR THE S AMERICAN COAST. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 70W. .THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N. $$ AMZ087-192130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ088-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 29N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA AND NE FLORIDA COAST. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH MON NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY N MON AS A WEAK TROUGH MOVES NE THROUGH THE BAHAMAS THROUGH TUE...THEN PASSES ACROSS THE NW BAHAMAS TO OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST WED INTO THU. $$ AMZ080-192130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 78W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N 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 EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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 EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S AND NW PARTS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING/CHRISTENSEN