000 FZNT23 KNHC 080300 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 07 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. AMZ089-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 73W MOVING W NEAR 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL CROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TONIGHT...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN DURING THE WEEKEND. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WILL PASS THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT THEN WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA OVER THE WEEKEND...AND INTO THE WESTERN PORTION MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-080930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 07 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 18N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BETWEEN 78W AND 84W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 84W. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT E OF 82W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 20N AND 3 TO 6 FT N OF 20N. .WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-080930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 07 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 9 TO 11 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 81W 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 TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART. .MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11 E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-080930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 07 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NE PART. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NE PART. $$ AMZ087-080930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 07 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 13N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN E AND NE SWELL. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION. .MON...N OF 12N W OF 58W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N E OF 58W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PORTION. .TUE...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. .WED...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 18N. $$ AMZ088-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 29N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. SURFACE TROUGH FROM 29N73W TO 25N76W WILL MOVE NW THROUGH SAT...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE BY SAT NIGHT AS AN AREA OF HIGH PRES BUILDS S INTO THE FORECAST AREA SAT AND SUN. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE SW PORTION AND S FLORIDA BY TUE. $$ AMZ080-080930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 07 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY WITHIN 240 NM SE OF TROUGH. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 2O TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .SUN THROUGH 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. .TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...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 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT E OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR