000 FZNT23 KNHC 121451 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 12 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. AMZ089-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 84W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 66W WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 75W THU...80W FRI AND THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS SAT AND SAT NIGHT. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 60W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI AND THROUGH THE WESTERN WATERS SAT AND SUN. TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO CENTERED WELL E OF THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AND MOVE THROUGH THE NE WATERS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE ON SUN PRECEDED BY EASTERLY SWELLS. $$ AMZ082-122130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 12 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS E PART. .SAT AND SUN....E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ084-122130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 12 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NORTHERLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N N TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N N TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-122130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 12 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E OF 69W INCLUDING EXPOSED PASSAGES...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E OF 69W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 15N E OF 72W INCLUDING EXPOSED PASSAGES...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E OF 72W E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-122130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 12 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 18N E OF 61W SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL TONIGHT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 11N. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 16N E OF 58W NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. N OF 16N W OF 58W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE SAT NIGHT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 18N E OF 61W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST SEAS 21 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 61W NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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. $$ AMZ088-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL SHIFT JUST N OF THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE WESTWARD THROUGH THE BAHAMAS THU AND FRI REACHING S FLORIDA SAT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AND APPROACH 27N65W LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-122130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 12 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S BY TONIGHT. 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 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 27N E OF 72W AND SE WATERS. .THU THROUGH 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 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO TO 25 KT E OF TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON