000 FZNT23 KNHC 200926 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON JUL 20 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. AMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON JUL 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE WAS ALONG 75W MOVING W AT 18 KT. THE WAVE WILL SLOW DOWN ITS FORWARD MOTION TODAY...AND REACH NEAR 79W TONIGHT...NEAR 84W TUE...NEAR 88W ON WED...AND EXIT THE AREA THU. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE JUST E OF THE LESSER ANTILLES S OF 18N IS MOVING W AT 18 KT. THIS SECOND WAVE WILL ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES LATER TODAY AND INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND EARLY TUE...MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED AND 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. WINDS AND SEAS 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. $$ AMZ082-201530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON JUL 20 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-201530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON JUL 20 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BY TUE. 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 KT 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. $$ AMZ086-201530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON JUL 20 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TOE W OF 68W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF 68W...BUILDING 7 TO 8 FT W OF 68W. N OF 13N...E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST W OF 70W. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 75W. .THU AND FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT....E OF 67W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 67W FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N. $$ AMZ087-201530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON JUL 20 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12.5N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE N OF 15N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 12.5N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 16N 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. $$ AMZ088-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON JUL 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...ATLANTIC RIDGE FROM CENTRAL ATLANTIC TO NW BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA AND NE FLORIDA COAST AND STALLS. A LOW LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED WIND SURGE WAS RACING NW NEAR 25 KT ACROSS THE WATERS N OF HISPANIOLA AND WILL MOVE INTO THE SE BAHAMAS AND WATERS TO THE N THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE NW THROUGH TUE. THE ATLANTIC RIDGE WILL REALIGN TONIGHT THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AND PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH TUE NIGHT...WITH VERY ACTIVE WEATHER. $$ AMZ080-201530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON JUL 20 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 78W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N E OF 76W. 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 TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 29N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 23N 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 23N 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 STRIPLING