000 FZNT23 KNHC 211458 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 68W MOVING W 20 KT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND WED AND INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT AND THU AND W OF THE AREA FRI. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN WED AND INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN SAT. $$ AMZ082-212130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-212130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W 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. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N. $$ AMZ086-212130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .SAT...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. $$ AMZ087-212130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SLOWLY LIFT NE THROUGH THU AS A TROUGH MOVES NW ACROSS THE BAHAMAS. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE TO ALONG AND JUST E OF THE FLORIDA COAST THROUGH EARLY FRI BEFORE LIFTING N OF THE AREA. RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD ALONG 27N FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ080-212130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 70W. .WED NIGHT AND THU..N OF 26N W OF 72W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING/DGS