000 FZNT23 KNHC 120323 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 79W 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 NEAR 8 KT. THE WAVE WILL REACH NEAR 69W WED...NEAR 73W THU...NEAR 78W FRI AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS SAT. A THIRD AND MORE ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE JUST ENTERING THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL MOVE TO NEAR 57W BY WED AFTERNOON...AND ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES WED NIGHT AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN THU...THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT...AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN 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. $$ AMZ082-120930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W. .WED THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ084-120930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 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. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 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. $$ AMZ086-120930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 66W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN 65W AND 70W...AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 65W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .THU THROUGH AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 15N SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-120930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 20N SUN... .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. 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...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE NE PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS INCREASING N PART. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 20N E OF 59W. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 60W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. $$ AMZ088-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 28N74W WITH A RIDGE TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL DRIFT N FRI THROUGH SUN AS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE BAHAMAS AND ACROSS FLORIDA ON SUN. A SURFACE TROUGH FROM 30N65W TO NW BAHAMAS WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-120930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 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 28N...AND FAR NE PART. .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 TO 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/SCHAUER CLARK