000 FZNT23 KNHC 202047 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 81W MOVING W ABOUT 19 KT. THE WAVE WILL SLOW DOWN ITS FORWARD MOTION THROUGH TONIGHT ...AND REACH TO NEAR 87W BY TUE EVENING...THEN MOVE OF THE AREA EARLY WED. A SECOND MORE ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE JUST E OF THE LESSER ANTILLES WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TONIGHT ...AND REACH NEAR 67W EARLY TUE EVENING...NEAR 74W WED EVENING ...THEN ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU AND EXIT THE AREA ON FRI. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN ON WED...REACHING 67W BY EARLY THU...NEAR BY 77W LATE FRI...AND NEAR 84W BY SAT. WINDS AND SEAS WINDS WILL FLUCTUATE IN RESPONSE TO THE PASSAGE OF THE TROPICAL WAVES WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG WINDS OCCURRING NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE FRI INTO SAT. $$ AMZ082-210330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 17N. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-210330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 TSTMS S OF 12N W OF 79W. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 12N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 10N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 10N 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N. $$ AMZ086-210330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 14N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 13N. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST W OF 70W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 75W. .THU AND FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF 67W DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT E OF 67W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N. .SAT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 14N E OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N. $$ AMZ087-210330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 58W E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT W OF 58W 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 11N TO 13N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 11N TO 16N W OF 57W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N. .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 THROUGH 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 AND SAT...FROM 12N TO 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM CENTRAL ATLANTIC TO NW BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE SLOWLY LIFT NE THROUGH THU AS A TROUGH MOVES NW ACROSS THE BAHAMAS THROUGH TUE NIGHT. THE TROUGH WILL THEN MOVE TO ALONG AND JUST E OF THE FLORIDA COAST THROUGH EARLY FRI BEFORE LIFTING N OF THE AREA. THE CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD BACK W TO ACROSS S FLORIDA FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ080-210330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 78W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 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 NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 73W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 76W 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 23N TO 29N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 23N TO 29N W OF 76W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W AND NW PARTS. .WED THROUGH 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 E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N W OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W NW PORTION. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE