000 FZNT23 KNHC 090910 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 09 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. AMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 84W MOVING W NEAR 20 KT WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA BY TONIGHT. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 63W MOVING W NEAR 15 KT WILL REACH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AND THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN TUE....CROSSING THE GULF OF HONDURAS BY THU. A TROUGH CURRENTLY FROM 18N52W TO 10N54W WILL DRIFT NW THROUGH THE NORTHERN LESSER ANTILLES LATE TUE AND THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY THU. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE TUE NIGHT AND INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN BY THU. A FOURTH TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-091530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 09 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 17N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 18N TO 21N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 21N...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 82W. .WED AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. $$ AMZ084-091530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 09 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 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 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART. .MON AND MON NIGHT...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 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...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. $$ AMZ086-091530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 09 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 667W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PART INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY E PART. .THU...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NE OF LINE FROM 18N67W TO 14N61W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. $$ AMZ087-091530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 09 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 12N TO 15N 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 AND MON NIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 58W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 AND THU...FROM 14N TO 20N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH FROM NW BAHAMAS TO 30N70W WILL DRIFT E OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...DISSIPATING BY WED. AN AREA OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S INTO THE NORTHERN PORTION TONIGHT AND MON AND DRIFT S AS A RIDGE LYING ALONG 29N WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-091530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 09 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NE PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE AND S PARTS. .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 E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT E OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE 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 OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK