000 FZNT23 KNHC 040900 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 04 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. AMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN ALONG 63W THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE W AND INTO THE CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT AND WED...AND ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 55W TONIGHT...THEN ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN WED AND MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS THU AND FRI BEFORE ENTERING THE W CARIBBEAN SAT. FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-041530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 04 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .THU AND FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SAT...S OF 20N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 18N E OF 82W AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF 20N W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ084-041530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 04 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 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 TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .THU AND FRI...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SAT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ086-041530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 04 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SAT...W OF 70W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ087-041530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 04 2009 .TODAY...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. FROM 11N TO 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT 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 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 TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ088-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL SLOWLY DRIFT N AND REACH ALONG 30N FRI. A LOW LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS THE SE BAHAMAS THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NW THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON...AND AFFECT THE NW BAHAMAS AND SE FLORIDA WED THROUGH THU...ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SHOWERS...ISOLATED TSTMS AND GUSTY WINDS. $$ AMZ080-041530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 04 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 77W 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 AND GUSTY...BECOMING 20 KT BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N. .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 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 STRIPLING