000 FZNT23 KNHC 052105 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED AUG 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 79W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS THU REACHING THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU EVENING. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WILL PASS THROUGH THE E CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL WATERS THU AND THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN FRI. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC SUN. $$ AMZ082-060330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED AUG 05 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 17N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT SUN EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT E OF 82W SUN EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 20N AND 3 TO 6 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-060330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED AUG 05 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W 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. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 11N. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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. N OF 11N W OF 82W 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. .MON...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 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-060330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED AUG 05 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 63W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 63W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E PART. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-060330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED AUG 05 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS BETWEEN 11N AND 13N. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY NE PORTION. .MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION. $$ AMZ088-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED AUG 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH ALONG 65W WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU AND THU NIGHT REACHING THE NW BAHAMAS AND THE FLORIDA STRAITS FRI. A RIDGE FROM 31N65W TO 28N80W WILL SHIFT N ALONG 30N THIS WEEKEND. $$ AMZ080-060330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED AUG 05 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N 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. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W PART. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE 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. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR