000 FZNT23 KNHC 310912 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 31 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. AMZ089-311530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 70W IS MOVING WNW NEAR 19 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR E PORTION OF THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON...AND THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN SAT. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL REACH ALONG 55W SAT EVENING...THEN MOVE THROUGH THE E CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON AND ENTER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE. $$ AMZ082-311530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 31 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. BETWEEN 79W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 81W AND 83W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 83W. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 18N W OF 79W. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .TUE...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. $$ AMZ084-311530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 31 2009 .TODAY...N OF 12N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-311530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 31 2009 .TODAY...W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 13N. WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROPICAL WAVE N OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 71W. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY E PART. $$ AMZ087-311530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 31 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 17N... AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 17N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N E OF 57W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...FROM 14N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL PART. .SUN AND MON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .TUE...N OF 15N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-311530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS... AND TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL MOVE SLOWLY N THROUGH TUE AS TROPICAL WAVES PASS JUST S OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-311530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 31 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 78W. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 27N TO 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N W OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE