000 FZNT23 KNHC 010915 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 01 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. AMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NORTHERN PANAMA IS MOVING W NEAR 23 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...AND INLAND TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUN. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IS JUST E OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC. THIS WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...AND ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN SUN MORNING. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AND THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ082-011530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 01 2009 .TODAY...S OF 18N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 79W. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N W OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N ...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. $$ AMZ084-011530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 01 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 11N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-011530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 01 2009 .TODAY...S OF 17N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SW PART. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. .MON THROUGH WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART MON. $$ AMZ087-011530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 01 2009 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .TONIGHT...FROM 15N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .TUE AND WED...N OF 15N E WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 60W WED. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 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. $$ AMZ088-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH SUN MORNING...THEN SLOWLY MOVE N THROUGH WED. THE NORTHERN EXTENSION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL BRUSH THE FAR SW WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT. $$ AMZ080-011530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 01 2009 .TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION S TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N W OF 73W. ISOLATED SHOWERS REMAINDER AREA. .TONIGHT 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 IN E SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...BECOMING SE TO S WED. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 23N W OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE