000 FZNT23 KNHC 230320 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 66W WILL MOVE THROUGH E THROUGH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN BY SUN NIGHT AND THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS SHIFT W ACROSS CARIBBEAN BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUE. LOW LEVEL TROUGH ALONG 43W WILL MOVE W-NW ACROSS TROPICAL ATLC WATERS MON WITH RIDGING BUILDING OVER THE N CARIBBEAN BEHIND THE TROUGH WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-230930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON AND 7 TO 9 FT MON NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 80W SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT WED. .THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 14 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-230930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 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...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 80W AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 80W BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT MON NIGHT IN E SWELL. 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. $$ AMZ086-230930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 65W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF 65W SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W HALF. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED AND THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT WED AND THU. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT E OF 65W. $$ AMZ087-230930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009 .TONIGHT...FROM 13N TO 21N W OF 58W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 17N 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. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 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. $$ AMZ088-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BILL MOVING AWAY FROM SW N ATLC WITH ASSOCIATED SWELLS ACROSS N PORTION OF FORECAST WATERS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TONIGHT. LOW LEVEL TROUGH ALONG 43W WILL MOVE NW AND INTO SE WATERS MON EVENING CROSSING 70W BY EARLY WED WITH THE TROUGH BEGINNING TO DISSIPATE THU AS THE ATLC RIDGE BUILDS W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ AMZ080-230930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 21N TO 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 21N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .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