000 FZNT23 KNHC 112118 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 78W IS MOVING W AT 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE W TO NEAR 83W WED NIGHT...THEN REACH THE GULF OF HONDURAS LATE WED NIGHT INTO THU. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 64W IS MOVING W 10 KT. THE WAVE WILL REACH NEAR 69W WED...74W THU...80W FRI THEN MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS SAT. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE JUST E OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL MOVE THROUGH THOSE WATERS TONIGHT AND WED...AND ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES WED NIGHT...AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO WELL E OF THE AREA IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY STRENGTHEN INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND POSSIBLY APPROACH THE FAR NE PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ON SUN PRECEDED BY BUILDING SEAS IN E SWELLS. $$ AMZ082-120330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W. .WED THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ084-120330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 81W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 11N BETWEEN 77W AND 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BETWEEN 77W AND 81W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 77W. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE SUN. N OF 12N W OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BETWEEN 78W AND 81W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 81W. $$ AMZ086-120330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N E OF 65W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 15N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN 65W AND 70W...AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 65W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .THU THROUGH AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 15N SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-120330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TONIGHT...FROM 15N TO 20N E OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 58W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 9N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 12N W OF 57W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 58W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART. .FRI...FROM 14N TO 20N W OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO NE TO E WINDS 20 KT LATE SAT NE PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT NE PART BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS INCREASING N PART. $$ AMZ088-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 28N74W WITH A RIDGE TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL DRIFT N FRI THROUGH SUN AS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE BAHAMAS AND ACROSS FLORIDA ON SUN. A SURFACE TROUGH FROM 30N65W TO NW BAHAMAS WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-120330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU THROUGH 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 W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT FAR W PART INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT FAR W PART BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT....BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT SUN. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE