000 FZNT23 KNHC 110843 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 11 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. AMZ089-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 76W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 61W WILL ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN TONIGHT REACHING ALONG 65W TONIGHT...CROSSING 70W WED...AND MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL CROSS 55W TONIGHT REACHING THE LESSER ANTILLES WED NIGHT...AND MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU THROUGH SAT. AN AREA OF LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...CURRENTLY OVER THE E ATLC WILL APPROACH 55W OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-111530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TODAY...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 82W. .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ084-111530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TODAY...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 81W 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 81W 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 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ086-111530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TODAY...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING W. .SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-111530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT W OF 58W WED THROUGH THU. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT THU AND SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 12N TONIGHT THROUGH THU. .SAT...N OF 18N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. $$ AMZ088-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM 27N65W TO 26N71W WILL DRIFT E AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE BY WED. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL PASS W THROUGH THE SOUTHERN WATERS THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-111530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 KT WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .SAT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 70W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN BAHAMAS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 72W. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK