000 FZNT23 KNHC 061458 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 79W IS MOVING W ABOUT 19 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT...AND W OF THE AREA EARLY FRI MORNING. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 64W IS MOVING W 20 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON...THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND FRI...AND ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN FRI EVENING THROUGH SUN...EXITING THE AREA LATE SUN. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS FRI EVENING...THEN MOVE INTO THE E CARIB FRI NIGHT...REACH NEAR 68W SAT EVENING...NEAR 73W SUN AND NEAR 77W MON. $$ AMZ082-062130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT E OF 82W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 20N...AND 3 TO 6 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-062130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .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 E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 11N 81W NW 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. .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. $$ AMZ086-062130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 13N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 13N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 66W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 69W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 13N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 13N. .MON...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 14N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 14N. $$ AMZ087-062130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 PORTION 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. $$ AMZ088-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH FROM 20N70W TO 28N67W WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE SE AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS THROUGH FRI...AND REACH THE NW BAHAMAS FRI NIGHT AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE FLORIDA COAST SAT. A RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN SOME AS IT SHIFTS N TO NEAR 30N THIS WEEKEND. $$ AMZ080-062130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF 79W 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS AND E OF 69W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT WITH HIGHEST SEAS IN AND NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 77W. .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 W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 72W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 77W. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 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 AGUIRRE