000 FZNT23 KNHC 111450 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-112130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 78W WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 85W WED AND MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS THU. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 65W WILL REACH ALONG 71W WED...76W THU...82W FRI AND MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS SAT. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE REACH ALONG 55W TONIGHT...MOVE THROUGH THE LESSER ANTILLES WED NIGHT...AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT. A TROPICAL DEPRESSION WELL E OF THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AND APPROACH 55W EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ082-112130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ084-112130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W. .WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG WAVE THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ086-112130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N E OF 70W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE WED NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-112130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N OF 15N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-112130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL PASS W THROUGH THE SOUTHERN WATERS THU THROUGH SAT. A TROUGH FROM 27N65W TO 24N75W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TONIGHT WITH AN E TO W RIDGE BUILDING ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WED THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-112130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SOUTHERLY WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 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 IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART. $$ FORECASTER NELSON