000 FZNT23 KNHC 200301 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 71W IS MOVING W AT 18 KT. THE WAVE WILL SLOW DOWN ITS FORWARD MOTION EARLY MON...AND REACH NEAR 77W MON NIGHT...NEAR 82W TUE...NEAR 86W ON WED NEAR THE GULF OF HONDURAS...AND EXIT THE AREA THU. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE JUST E OF THE AREA S OF 18N ALONG 54W IS MOVING W AT 16 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH MON NIGHT AND REACH THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN BY EARLY TUE...TO NEAR 73W WED NIGHT......AND ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN ON WED...REACH NEAR 65W THU...AND TO NEAR 71W BY FRI. TRADE WINDS WILL FLUCTUATE IN RESPONSE TO THE PASSAGE OF THESE TROPICAL WAVES WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG WINDS OCCURRING NEAR THE COAST COLOMBIA BEGINNING THU. $$ AMZ082-200930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 18N E OF 80W. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N. .WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-200930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL LATE. 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 W OF 80W. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 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 12N W OF 79W. .THU AND FRI...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 LT LATE THU INTO FRI. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL FRI. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N. $$ AMZ086-200930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N WITHIN 90 NM W OF WAVE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N WITHIN 180 NM E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 T0 8 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 15N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 15N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 15N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 14N E OF 71W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 13N E OF 67W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 13N E OF 67W E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 68W. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST NEAR THE S AMERICAN COAST. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 70W. .THU AND FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT....E OF 67W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 67W FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N. $$ AMZ087-200930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 57W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 13N W OF 57W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 15N ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL WAVE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 58W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .WED AND THU...S OF 21N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 57W THU. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT E OF 57W SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU. N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 29N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA AND NE FLORIDA COAST. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH MON NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY N MON AS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE S WATERS OVERNIGHT...THEN BREAKS OFF INTO A TROUGH THAT MOVES N AND NE THROUGH THE BAHAMAS MON AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT. THE TROUGH IS FORECAST TO PASS ACROSS THE NW BAHAMAS AND E OF THE NE FLORIDA COAST WED INTO THU BEFORE TRACKING NE AS A POSSIBLE LOW N OF THE AREA FRI. $$ AMZ080-200930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 78W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 70W...AND FROM 24N TO 29N W OF 77W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .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 W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 THROUGH FRI...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 W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S AND NW PARTS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE