000 FZNT23 KNHC 100831 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON AUG 10 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. AMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 69W S OF 16N MOVING W 10 KT. THIS WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 57W IS MOVING W ABOUT 10 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES MON...PASS 70W WED...AND MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL CROSS 55W TUE NIGHT...REACH THE LESSER ANTILLES WED NIGHT...AND MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ082-101530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 10 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT E OF 80W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W. N OF 18N E OF 78W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 83W. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 83W. $$ AMZ084-101530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 10 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .TUE THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ086-101530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 10 2009 .TODAY...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 69W E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING W. $$ AMZ087-101530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 10 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 15N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 13N TO 17N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...FROM 15N TO 18N W OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 14N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 12N. .THU...N OF 17N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 28N65W TO 26N73W WILL DRIFT E AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TUE AND WED. THE N PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE S WATERS THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ080-101530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 10 2009 .TODAY...N OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT TO 8 TO 11 FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 22N TO 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N 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. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S AND NW PARTS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK