000 FZNT23 KNHC 290303 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT TUE JUL 28 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. AMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE JUL 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 80W MOVING W TO W-NW AT ABOUT 23 KT WILL REACH THE COASTS OF HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA OVERNIGHT AND MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND BELIZE WED EVENING. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE E OF THE AREA ALONG 53/54W MOVING W NEAR 18 KT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH WED MORNING...REACH THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN WATERS LATE WED AFTERNOON...REACH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...AND THE E PORTION OF THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN NEAR JAMAICA LATE FRI. $$ AMZ082-290930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE JUL 28 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 83W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 85W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 18N BETWEEN 83W AND 85W...SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY W OF 80W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 18N TO 20N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 20N...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL N OF 20N...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-290930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE JUL 28 2009 .TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT... HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 81W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. W OF 81W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 81W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 81W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. S OF 11N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 81W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU INTO FRI. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 81W...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL BETWEEN 78W AND 82W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 82W. S OF 11N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 81W. $$ AMZ086-290930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT TUE JUL 28 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 67W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 14N. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT TO 15 FT S OF 14N. E OF 67W...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 12N...SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 12N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 14N. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 14N E OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 12N SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 12N. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 67W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 67W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 67W...E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 14N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT TO 12 FT OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 67W...E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-290930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE JUL 28 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST ALONG 15N. S OF 11N...VARIABLE... EASTERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .THU THROUGH FRI....N OF 13N...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 13N...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 17N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ AMZ088-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE JUL 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 33N56W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL SHIFT N TO ALONG 30/31N BY SUN. THIS PATTERN WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE FAR S WATERS THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-290930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE JUL 28 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 26N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N W OF 74W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S AND E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 73W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N...S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 23N...AND 4 TO 6 FT FROM 23N TO 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S AND W PARTS. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N W OF 70W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 80W. S OF 26N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING