000 FZNT23 KNHC 240930 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON AUG 24 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. AMZ089-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 73W MOVE W INTO WRN CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND TUE REACHING NICARAGUA WED. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES AND SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM OF WAVE AXIS. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 55W MOVE W ACROSS TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TODAY WITH SCATTERED STRONG CONVECTION N OF 15N AND STRONG TRADES ALONG WAVE AXIS. $$ AMZ082-241530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-241530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 11N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA THU AND FRI. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT BY FRI. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL B Y FRI. $$ AMZ086-241530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 15N. .TUE...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT...HIGHEST OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-241530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2009 .TODAY...N OF 17N W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 17N E OF WAVE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY BECOME SE LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILD TO 12 FT IN E SWELL LATE. S OF 17N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS...MAINLY N OF 14N. .TUE...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL ...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 20N. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFT SE FRI. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM 29N65W TO NW BAHAMAS. COMPLEX TROPICAL WAVE APPROACH LESSER ANTILLES TONIGHT MOVE NW LATE TODAY REACHING BAHAMAS THU. WEAK LOW PRES EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG NEAR WAVE WED WITH INCREASE IN WIND AND SEAS. $$ AMZ080-241530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2009 .TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT E OF WAVE LATE. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 23N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. N OF 23N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN E SWELL AND 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 26N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S OF 26N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N W OF 77W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES