000 FZNT23 KNHC 241513 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 75/76W WILL MOVE W INTO THE W CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND REACH NICARAGUA TUE. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WITH AND BEHIND THIS WAVE. A SECOND COMPLEX TROPICAL WAVE BETWEEN 54W AND 60W APPROACHING THE LEEWARD ISLANDS WILL MOVE WNW ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH STRONG WINDS INCREASING TO NEAR GALE FORCE N AND NE OF WAVE TUE. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES TO RETURN TO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND CARIBBEAN BEHIND THE WAVE THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-242130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 FAR SE THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT TUE...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S OF 18N E OF 82W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-242130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11.5N E OF 80W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT AHEAD OF TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11.5N W OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT THIS EVENING. S OF 11.5N...VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER 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 25 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 BY FRI. $$ AMZ086-242130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT. E OF 70W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 16N W OF 67W. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 68W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT...HIGHEST OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-242130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N W OF WAVE...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT S OF 19N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 9 TO TO 11 FT N OF 18N. FROM 09N TO 14N...VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 09N...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. WINDS IN EXCESS OF GALE FORCE AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS...MAINLY N OF 14N. .TUE...N OF 17N...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 20N. S OF 17N...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING SE FRI. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM 35N47W TO NW BAHAMAS WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT N THROUGH FRI AS A COMPLEX TROPICAL WAVE APPROACHING THE LESSER ANTILLES THIS AFTERNOON MOVES W-NW TO NW AND ACROSS THE SW N ATLC WATERS TUE THROUGH FRI. WEAK LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG WAVE LATE TUE THROUGH THU AND COULD INDUCE GALE FORCE WINDS NE OF THE WAVE. $$ AMZ080-242130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 77W...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 72W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF 72W...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT SE PORTIONS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N W OF 72W...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF 78W. S OF 25N E OF 72W...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 23N E OF TROUGH...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 23N W OF TROUGH...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 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 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 STRIPLING