000 FZNT23 KNHC 050913 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED AUG 05 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. AMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE RELOCATED ALONG 70W WILL CONTINUE W TO ALONG 75W THIS EVENING AND TO 80W THU EVENING...THEN MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS THU NIGHT INTO EARLY FRI. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE IN THE ATLC ALONG 56W THIS MORNING WILL ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS THU AND FRI AND MOVE THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN. A NEXT TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE FRI AND RACE W ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT. $$ AMZ082-051530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 05 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SUN...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 82W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 82W. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-051530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 05 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT E OF 82W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 82W. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-051530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 05 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LEE OF ISLANDS...BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON E OF 65W. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S HALF FRI AND FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ087-051530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 05 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT S OF 14N. .SUN...N OF 15N E OF 58W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 15N W OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY NE PORTION. $$ AMZ088-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM CENTRAL ATLC TO N CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AND SHIFT N TO ALONG 30N FRI AND SAT. A LOW LEVEL TROUGH ALONG 80W WILL MOVE W THROUGH S FLORIDA AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TODAY. A SECOND LOW LEVEL TROUGH ALONG 63W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ATLC WATERS N OF PUERTO RICO AND HISPANIOLA TODAY...THEN MOVE NW TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY THU EVENING...REACHING THE NW BAHAMAS TO CUBA ALONG 80W FRI EVENING. $$ AMZ080-051530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 05 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT AREAS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 73W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FLORIDA STRAITS. .FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. 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 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 73W S 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 E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF TH BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING