000 FZNT23 KNHC 060915 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU AUG 06 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. AMZ089-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 80W WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE WRN CARIB THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 64W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN THIS MORNING...MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THIS EVENING THROUGH FRI...AND ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN FRI EVENING THROUGH SAT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS FRI EVENING AND MOVE INTO THE E CARIB FRI NIGHT...AND REACH 68W SAT EVENING. $$ AMZ082-061530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 06 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT E OF 82W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 20N AND 3 TO 6 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-061530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 06 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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. .FRI AND 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 12 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...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 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 DIMINISHING TO 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. $$ AMZ086-061530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU AUG 06 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-061530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 06 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTIONS FRI AND SAT. .SUN...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PORTION. .MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION. $$ AMZ088-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU AUG 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH FROM N COAST OF HISPANIOLA ALONG 70W EXTENDING N-NE INTO OPEN ATLC WILL MOVE W-NW ACROSS THE SE AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS TODAY THROUGH FRI AND REACH THE NW BAHAMAS FRI NIGHT AND THE FLORIDA STRAITS SAT. A RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL SHIFT N ALONG 30N THIS WEEKEND. $$ AMZ080-061530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU AUG 06 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 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. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS E 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 STRIPLING