000 FZNT23 KNHC 210913 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 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. AMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 82W WAS MOVING W 15 TO 20 KT. THE WAVE WILL REACH TO NEAR 88W TONIGHT...THEN MOVE W OF THE AREA EARLY WED. A SECOND MORE ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE WAS ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN ALONG 65W MOVING W 20 TO 5 KT. THIS WAVE WILL REACH NEAR 71W THIS EVENING...NEAR 77W WED EVENING...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU EXITING THE AREA ON FRI. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN ON WED ...REACH NEAR 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. $$ AMZ082-211530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 19N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-211530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FAR E PART WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FAR E PART WED NIGHT. 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 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS THROUGH TONIGHT. .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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 10N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N. $$ AMZ086-211530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 15N...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 15N W OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WED. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT BY LATE WED. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT BY LATE WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N. .THU AND FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF 67W... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT E OF 67W...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N. .SAT...S OF 15N W OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 14N E OF 67W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N E OF 67W...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N. $$ AMZ087-211530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NW PORTIONS. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .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. $$ AMZ088-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM CENTRAL ATLANTIC TO JUST E OF BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY LIFT NE THROUGH THU AS A TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED WIND SURGE MOVES NW ACROSS THE BAHAMAS TODAY. A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN WINDS...SEAS...AND ACTIVE WEATHER WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE BAHAMAS AND WATERS TO THE E AND NE THROUGH LATE WED. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE TO ALONG AND JUST E OF THE FLORIDA COAST THROUGH EARLY FRI BEFORE LIFTING N OF THE AREA. THE CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD BACK W TO ACROSS S FLORIDA FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ080-211530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 78W...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 29N E OF 78W...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N E OF 78W...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 25N TO 29N W OF 78W...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF 78W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N W OF 78W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT UP TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS W OF 68W. .WED THROUGH THU..N OF 26N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 78W...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 72W...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 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 STRIPLING