000 FZNT23 KNHC 312111 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 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. AMZ089-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 74W WILL MOVE W-NW NEAR 20 KT TO ALONG 82W SAT MORNING...AND ENTER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT NIGHT. THE NEXT TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL REACH ALONG 55W EARLY SAT MORNING...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN EARLY SUN THROUGH EARLY MON...AND THEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AND THE W CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ082-010330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 31 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E OF 78W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N W OF 78W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 81W...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 81W...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. $$ AMZ084-010330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 31 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TONIGHT TO 25 TO 30 KT OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N... VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 78W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-010330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 31 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 69W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 69W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 72W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 70W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF 70W...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W OF 68W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY E PART. $$ AMZ087-010330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 31 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 16N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .SUN AND MON...N OF 19N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 19N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .TUE AND WED...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. $$ AMZ088-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM CENTRAL ATLANTIC ACROSS BERMUDA AND THROUGH NE FLORIDA WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ080-010330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 31 2009 .TONIGHT AND SAT...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 5 FT. FROM 27N TO 23N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...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 EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING