000 FZNT23 KNHC 252052 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 25 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. AMZ089-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 83W MOVING W NEAR 20 KT WILL PASS THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN TONIGHT REACHING THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN MORNING. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL APPROACH THE LESSER ANTILLES MON...ENTER INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TUE...REACHING THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED...AND MOVING THROUGH JAMAICA BY THU. $$ AMZ082-260330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 25 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT TONIGHT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 86W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT E OF 82W. FROM 18N TO 19N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-260330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 25 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 14 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 TSTMS WED AND THU. $$ AMZ086-260330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 25 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 13N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BUILDING TO 25 TO 30 KT TUE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT W OF 67W. $$ AMZ087-260330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 25 2009 .TONIGHT AND SUN...FROM 12N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 15N. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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. .THU...FROM 12N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD WEST ALONG 28N TO 29N THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. TRADE WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA SOUTH OF 22N EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ080-260330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 25 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM S FL EASTWARD THROUGH THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND E OF 78W AND 1 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 28N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK