000 FZNT23 KNHC 030915 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON AUG 03 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. AMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING FROM SW N ATLC ALONG 68W THROUGH THE MONA PASSAGE AND THEN SE INTO CARIBBEAN ALONG 62W MOVING W 15 KT TO 20 KT WILL GRADUALLY BREAK INTO A N AND S PORTION TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...WITH S PORTION CONTINUING W ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE WED AND CROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN BY FRI. $$ AMZ082-031530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 03 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 18N AND W OF 80W. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 84W. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 18N TO 20N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N BETWEEN 84W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-031530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 03 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E PART. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART TONIGHT THROUGH TUE AND ENTIRE AREA WED. .FRI...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-031530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 03 2009 .TODAY...S OF 15N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT N OF 13N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 13N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 66W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 14N E OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E OF 66W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS...TSTMS BECOMING SCATTERED TUE NIGHT FAR E PART. .WED...W OF 67W E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT SW PORTION NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SW PORTION. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. .THU...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 65W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 65W. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT E OF 70W AND 8 TO 10 FT W OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-031530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 03 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND S PART TUE AND TUE NIGHT. .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. .FRI...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT N OF 17N AND 8 TO 9 FT S OF 17N. S OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH TUE...THEN DRIFT N WED REACHING TO NEAR 30N THU. A TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING FROM SW N ATLC ALONG 68W THROUGH THE MONA PASSAGE AND INTO THE SE CARIBBEAN MOVING W 15 KT TO 20 KT WILL GRADUALLY BREAK INTO A N AND S PORTION TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...WITH N PORTION MOVING W-NW INTO SE BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON AND THE NW BAHAMAS ON WED. $$ AMZ080-031530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 03 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N 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 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT ALONG N COAST OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PORTIONS...SHIFTING NW THROUGH TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 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. .FRI...N OF 28N E OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N BETWEEN 71W AND 73W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING