000 FZNT23 KNHC 242106 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 24 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. AMZ089-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 87W WILL MOVE W INTO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 74W MOVING W NEAR 20 KT WILL PASS THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN OVER THE WEEKEND. A THIRD WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE MON AND INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TUE. $$ AMZ082-250330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 19N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 86W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 18N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT INCREASING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 19N TUE. .WED...S OF 18N E OF 89W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT S OF 18N E OF 83W. N OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-250330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS TONIGHT THROUGH SUN W PART. $$ AMZ086-250330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...W OF 70W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 66W WED. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ087-250330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ088-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD WEST ALONG 28N TO 29N THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. TRADE WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SE PORTION EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ080-250330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 24 2009 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE E OF 70W SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 73W AND 79W FROM 24N TO 29N. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 KT TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK