000 FZNT23 KNHC 150259 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 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. AMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 79W MOVING W ABOUT 18 KT WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA SUN. A REMNANT LOW...FORMERLY TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO E OF THE AREA...IS FORECAST TO TRACK W TO NW ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE SUN AND MON AS A POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...AND APPROACH THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE SW N ATLC LATE MON AND TRACK THROUGH THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ082-150930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN 78W AND 84W...AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 81W. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN 81W AND 84W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 84W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON....S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS ALONG AND NEAR TROPICAL WAVE MOVING W OF AREA SUN MORNING. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-150930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 13N. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 80W MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. $$ AMZ086-150930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 13N 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART THROUGH SAT MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N E OF 68W. .SUN THROUGH AND MON...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PORTION INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ...EXCEPT FAR NE BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART MON. .TUE AND WED...S OF 17N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 12N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 12N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. $$ AMZ087-150930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 15N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 15N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N PORTION SUN. .TUE AND WED...N OF 14N E OF 58W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT WED. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS INCREASING E PORTION. $$ AMZ088-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 31N70W TO N FLORIDA WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 79W S OF 23N WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND S FLORIDA THROUGH SAT. THE REMNANT LOW OF FORMER TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO WELL E OF THE AREA HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE AS IT MOVES INTO THE SE PART OF THE AREA LATE MON INTO TUE...AND ACROSS THE SE AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE TUE THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ080-150930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 70W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 WITHIN 360 NM E OF TROPICAL WAVE 20 TO 25 KT...AND NE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 72W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF WAVE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N W OF 75W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 75W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N E OF 75W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 THROUGH AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR 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. .TUE AND WED...S OF 24N E OF 71W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 24N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS INCREASING SE PORTION. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE