000 FZNT23 KNHC 032100 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON AUG 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE E CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS TUE AND WED AND ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 55W TUE NIGHT. THIS WAVE WILL THEN ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN LATE WED AND MOVE ACROSS THE E AND CENTRAL WATERS THU AND FRI BEFORE ENTERING THE W CARIBBEAN SAT. A THIRD WAVE IN FAR E ATLC WILL REACH ALONG 55W FRI AND ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN BY LATE SAT. OTHERWISE FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-040330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON AUG 03 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 17N AND W OF 80W. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SAT...S OF 20N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 18N E OF 82W AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF 20N W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ084-040330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON AUG 03 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .SAT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-040330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON AUG 03 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SAT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ087-040330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON AUG 03 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 11N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ088-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON AUG 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL SLOWLY DRIFT N AND REACH ALONG 30N FRI. A TROUGH WILL MOVE NW THROUGH THE SE BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TUE AFFECTING THE NW BAHAMAS AND SE FLORIDA WED THROUGH THU ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ AMZ080-040330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON AUG 03 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER COHEN