000 FZNT23 KNHC 212105 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 70W MOVING W 20 TO 25 KT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 60W WILL MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WED THROUGH SAT. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WED NIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE CARIBBEAN THU NIGHT AND FRI. $$ AMZ082-220330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N. .THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ084-220330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .TONIGHT 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 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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 SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ086-220330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 70W WED. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ087-220330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...FROM 12N TO 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...FROM 12N TO 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SLOWLY LIFT NE THROUGH THU AS A TROUGH MOVES NW ACROSS THE BAHAMAS. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE N NEAR THE FLORIDA COAST THROUGH EARLY FRI BEFORE LIFTING N OF THE AREA. RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD ALONG 27N FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ080-220330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .TONIGHT AND WED...S OF 27N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 25N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 77W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N E OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT SW W OF 75W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI