000 FZNT23 KNHC 222037 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 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. AMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 64W WILL MOVE THROUGH E CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN AND SUN NIGHT...AND THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A LOW LEVEL TROUGH ALONG 42W WILL RACE W-NW AND MOVE ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS SUN THROUGH MON...WITH A WIND SURGE RIDING NW BEHIND THE TROUGH. $$ AMZ082-230330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON AND MON NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 80W SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT WED. .THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 14 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-230330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SUN. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 80W AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 80W. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE ...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT THU. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-230330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 65W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF 65W SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W HALF. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED AND THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT WED AND THU. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT E OF 65W. $$ AMZ087-230330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 12N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 14N. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT WED AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT WED AND THU. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BILL MOVING AWAY FROM SW N ATLC WITH ASSOCIATED SWELLS ACROSS N PORTION OF FORECAST WATERS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TONIGHT. LOW LEVEL TROUGH ALONG 42W WILL MOVE NW AND INTO SE WATERS MON EVENING CROSSING 70W BY EARLY WED WITH THE TROUGH BEGINNING TO DISSIPATE THU AS THE ATLC RIDGE BUILDS W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ AMZ080-230330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S E OF 76W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N E OF 73W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 29N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF 76W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF BAHAMAS AND 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N E OF 74W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILD TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N E OF 75W...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 26N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 71W. .THU...N OF 26N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK