000 FZNT23 KNHC 231527 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 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. AMZ089-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 68W WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON MORNING AND ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE REACHING THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED. FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE WAVE. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 50W WILL MOVE W-NW ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TONIGHT INTO MON PRODUCING AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS. $$ AMZ082-232130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT MON NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT S OF 18N AND W OF 85W AT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-232130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT . SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SEAS NE PORTION IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 10 FT THU IN E TO NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. 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. $$ AMZ086-232130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTRED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W OF 68W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 68W. .WED AND THU...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 65W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 65W. $$ AMZ087-232130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 17N W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .TUE...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 20N. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS...SWELLS GENERATED BY HURCN BILL ARE STILL AFFECTING THE FAR N PORTION OF THE FORECAST WATERS...BUT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT. THE N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 50W WILL SPLIT OFF AND MOVE SLOWLY AS A TROUGH ACROSS THE AREA LATE MON THROUGH THU. A WEAK LOW MAY FORM ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-232130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N E OF 74W. SEAS 4 TO 7 E OF BAHAMAS IN SE SWELL AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF TROUGH LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 23N E OF TROUGH...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 23N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W AND W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN E SWELL AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 26N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 26N W OF 77W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR