000 FZNT23 KNHC 232120 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 69W WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THIS EVENING THROUGH MON MORNING AND ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE REACHING THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED. FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY AND FOLLOW THE WAVE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN. A SECOND AND MORE COMPLEX TROPICAL WAVE OCCURRING BETWEEN 52W AND 55W WILL MOVE W-NW ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TONIGHT INTO MON AND PRODUCE AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS TO THE E AND NE OF THE WAVE. $$ AMZ082-240330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT MON NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT S OF 18N AND W OF 85W AT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. .FRI...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-240330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT...HIGHEST OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT MON...HIGHEST NE PORTION IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT BY MON NIGHT. S OF 11N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...N OF 12N...E TO SE WINDS 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 THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT THU AND FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BY 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 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT GRADUALLY BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BY FRI IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-240330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 67W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT S OF 16N AND 7 TO 8 FT N OF 16N. E OF 67W...E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF 15N...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 68W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 67W AND 4 TO 5 FT E OF 67W. $$ AMZ087-240330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 16N W OF WAVE... NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E OF WAVE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT...BECOMING SE WINDS MON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT MON. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 10N LATE MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MAINLY N OF 12N. .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 THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE THU AND FRI. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLC EXTENDS SW TO THE NW BAHAMAS THIS EVENING. A TROPICAL APPROACHING THE LESSER ANTILLES WITH MOVE W-NW THROUGH MON WITH THE N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL WAVE SEPARATING AND MOVING SLOWLY NW AS A TROUGH ACROSS THE AREA LATE MON THROUGH THU. A WEAK LOW MAY FORM ALONG THIS TROUGH AXIS WED OR THU. $$ AMZ080-240330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 74W...E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 72W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W...E TO SE WINDS 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 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 23N E OF TROUGH...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 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 AND FRI...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 STRIPLING