000 FZNT23 KNHC 020901 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 02 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. AMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE FROM WESTERN CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA ACROSS BELIZE AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS MORNING. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 58W/59W IS MOVING W ABOUT 20 KT. THIS WAVE WILL ENTER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THIS MORNING...ANS MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WATERS MON...AND THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED EXITING THE AREA LATE WED. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE IN THE E ATLC IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON NIGHT...THEN MOVE ACROSS THOSE WATER THROUGH TUE BEFORE ENTERING THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN EARLY WED THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-021530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 02 2009 .TODAY...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 83W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 83W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N W OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N ...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 84W. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 18N TO 20N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS TUE. $$ AMZ084-021530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 02 2009 .TODAY...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N W OF 79W. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL THU. N OF 11N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 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 BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. $$ AMZ086-021530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 02 2009 .TODAY AND MON...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT N OF 13N...AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 13N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 66W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 14N E OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E OF 66W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS...TSTMS BECOMING SCATTERED TUE NIGHT FAR E PART. .WED...W OF 67W E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT SW PORTION NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SW PORTION. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. .THU...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 65W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 65W. $$ AMZ087-021530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 02 2009 .TODAY...FROM 16N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 11N TO 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...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. .WED AND THU...FROM 12N TO 19N W OF 57W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT N OF 12N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 12N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N SHIFTING W OF AREA. $$ AMZ088-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH TUE...THEN BEGIN TO DRIFT N WED REACHING TO NEAR 30N THU. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN THROUGH LATE WED. $$ AMZ080-021530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 02 2009 .TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF 79W 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 29N. .TONIGHT 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S AND FAR NW PARTS. .WED AND THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING S THU. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF BAHAMAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 23N BETWEEN 69W AND 76W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT FAR SE PART 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE