000 FZNT23 KNHC 122059 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 85W IS MOVING W NEAR 17 KT. THE WAVE WILL EXIT THE AREA TONIGHT. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 71W IS MOVING W AT 13 KT. THIS WAVE WILL MOVE TO NEAR 76W THU AFTERNOON...NEAR 83W FRI AFTERNOON AND W OF AREA SAT NIGHT. A THIRD AND MORE ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE IS JUST E OF THE LESSER ANTILLES MOVING W AT 15 KT. THIS WAVE WILL ENTER THE FAR EASTERN CARIBBEAN TONIGHT...AND MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU NIGHT...THROUGH THE CENTRAL PORTION FRI AND FRI NIGHT...AND ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION SAT AND SUN AND TO W OF THE AREA LATE SUN. TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO CENTERED WELL E OF THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND MOVE THROUGH THE NE WATERS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE SUN INTO MON PRECEDED BY EASTERLY SWELLS. $$ AMZ082-130330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS E PART. .SAT THROUGH MON....E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS ALONG AND NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ084-130330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N BETWEEN 77W AND 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 77W AND 82W ...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 82W. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS MAINLY NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 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 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 79W. .SAT...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF 78W...5 TO 7 FT BETWEEN 78W AND 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. S OF 12N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS MAINLY NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-130330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E OF 69W INCLUDING EXPOSED PASSAGES...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E OF 69W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 15N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT FAR N WATERS NEAR MONA PASSAGE E 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT FROM 12N TO 15N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 12N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT MON. $$ AMZ087-130330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 18N E OF 61W SUN INTO MON... .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 14N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL LATE TONIGHT INTO THU. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 13N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 9N TO 13N. .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. 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 SQUALLS NE PART LATE SAT. .SUN AND MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 18N E OF 61W THROUGH MON MORNING...THEN SHIFTING NW OF AREA. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST SEAS 19 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 SQUALLS N PART. $$ AMZ088-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL SHIFT JUST N OF THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE WESTWARD THROUGH THE BAHAMAS THU AND FRI REACHING S FLORIDA SAT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AND PASS THROUGH THE NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC SUN INTO MON. $$ AMZ080-130330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 74W S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF BAHAMAS E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT E OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 66W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N W OF 75W. ISOLATED SHOWERS FROM 26N TO 29N E OF 75W. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF TROPICAL WAVE INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT E OF WAVE. 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 WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROPICAL WAVE SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...EXCEPT WITHIN 120 NM E OF WAVE 6 TO 9 FT AND BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAE SE PORTION INCREASING TO SE 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS INCREASING SE PORTION LATE MON. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE