000 FZNT23 KNHC 151451 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 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. AMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ANA E OF THE AREA NEAR 14.3N 48.3W AT 1500 UTC MOVING W 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. ANA WILL REACH TO 15.2N 54.4W SUN WITH WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT THEN TO 16.1N 58.2W WITH WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT SUN NIGHT AND JUST W OF THE AREA LATE MON. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 82W MOVING W 20 KT WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA SUN. NEWLY-FORMED TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE WELL E OF THE AREA WILL REACH 55W LATE WED. THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE ON WED. $$ AMZ082-152130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON....S OF 18N E OF 82W AND S OF 18N W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS ALONG AND NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-152130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 12N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. $$ AMZ086-152130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 15N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART MON. .TUE...S OF 17N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .WED...N OF 15N E OF 65W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E OF 65W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 65W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-152130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 15N LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MON FOR TROPICAL STORM ANA... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 16N TO 20N E OF 64W WED... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N 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...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM NE AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUST TO 55 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT GUST TO 65 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE 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 NEAR TROPICAL STORM. .TUE AND WED...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER OF HURRICANE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 11N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR HURRICANE. $$ AMZ088-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ANA WELL E OF THE AREA NEAR 14.3N 48.3W AT 1500 UTC MOVING W 14 KT. MAX WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM ANA IS FORECAST APPROACH THE AREA NEAR 19.5N 69.0W EARLY TUE AND MOVE ACROSS THE S AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE TUE AND WED. HIGH PRES NEAR 31N70W WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA SUN. NEWLY-FORMED TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE WELL E OF THE AREA WILL REACH 55W LATE WED. THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE ON WED. $$ AMZ080-152130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N E OF 76W TUE AND WED FOR TROPICAL STORM ANA AND A NEW HURRICANE... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 76W.. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER S OF 22N E OF 67W LATE MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS NEAR TROPICAL STORM ANA. .TUE AND WED...S OF 27N E OF 76W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF 79W WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL STORM ANA. $$ FORECASTER ARIEL COHEN/JOHN CANGIALOSI