000 FZNT23 KNHC 262116 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT WED AUG 26 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. AMZ089-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRES GRADIENT CONTINUES TO ALLOW FOR MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES OVER MUCH OF AREA THROUGH SAT. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE OVER FAR E ATLC IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE LESSER ANTILLES BY LATE SUN...AND ENTER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA MON. EXPECT INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL WAVE AS IT INTERACTS WITH CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDING SW. $$ AMZ082-270330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 81W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 81W. .FRI THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-270330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA THU THROUGH SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 8 TO 10 FT ...DIMINISHING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. $$ AMZ086-270330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 71W NE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 17N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 66W...AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 66W. .MON...S OF 14N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 69W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N E OF 64W SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 14N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 14N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION. $$ AMZ087-270330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 14N E OF 57W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 14N E OF 57W BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR E PORTION SUN. .MON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL FROM 12N TO 15N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 12N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION. $$ AMZ088-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM DANNY NEAR 25.2N 71.2W 1009 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING NW AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. DANNY WILL MOVE TO NEAR 26.0N 72.5W LATE TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 27N.1N 73.8W THU AFTERNOON ...NEAR 28.7N 74.5W LATE THU NIGHT...AND TO 31.1N 74.5W BY FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE TURNING NE AND PULLING N OF AREA THROUGH FRI EVENING. A RIDGE WILL EXTENDS ALONG 28N SAT AND SUN...THEN SHIFT FROM 29N65W TO S FLORIDA BY MON AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW WATERS. $$ AMZ080-270330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 25N E OF 77W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS OF DANNY. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E OF 71W SE TO S. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 24N BETWEEN 76W AND 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 24N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 71W NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF 71W 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF 73W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT OF DANNY. HIGHEST WINDS INCREASING TO 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W N NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 67W AND 73W SE TO S. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 25N BETWEEN 77W AND 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 79W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 23N TO 25N BETWEEN 67W AND 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...EXCEPT S OF 25N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT... AND W OF 73W NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL ...EXCEPT W OF 73W 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 26N E OF 77W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST WINDS INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 29N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W. HIGHEST SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N E OF 75W...LIFTING N OF AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 75W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF HISPANIOLA NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF HISPANIOLA 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL... EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 28N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE SAT AND TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SUN AND BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT FAR S WATERS E OF 75W E 15 TO 20 KT...AND W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR S WATERS E OF 75W 4 TO 6 FT AND W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART MON. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE