000 FZNT23 KNHC 272122 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT THU AUG 27 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. AMZ089-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRES GRADIENT CONTINUES TO ALLOW FOR MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL ENTER THE EASTERN TROPICAL N ATLC FRI EVENING...AND MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THOSE WATERS SAT AND SUN. THE WAVE WILL THEN ENTER THE FAR E CARIBBEAN SEA MON...AND MOVE TO NEAR 67W BY TUE AFTERNOON. EXPECT INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS WITH THE TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ082-280330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 27 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 19N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 19N. .SAT THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-280330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 27 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N OF 11N W OF 77W AND 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SAT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL BY SAT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 12N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...AND TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. $$ AMZ086-280330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU AUG 27 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N E OF 66W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 66W...AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 66W. .MON AND TUE...S OF 14N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N E OF 66W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 14N...EXCEPT N OF 16N E OF 66W BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT AND S OF 14N 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PORTION. $$ AMZ087-280330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 27 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .SAT THROUGH 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 AND TUE...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. 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...SHIFTING W OF AREA MON AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ088-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU AUG 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM DANNY NEAR 27.5N 73.5W 1008 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING W AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. DANNY WILL MOVE TO NEAR 28.5N 74.7W LATE TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 30.7N 75.0W FRI AFTERNOON ...AND TO N OF THE AREA NEAR 34.4N 74.1W BY LATE FRI NIGHT. DANNY WILL THEN ACCELERATE NE AS IT MOVES FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA THROUGH SUN. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL EXTEND ALONG 28N SAT AND SUN...THEN SHIFT FROM 30N63W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA MON...THEN RETREAT NE TUE AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW PORTION AND A TROPICAL WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE BAHAMAS. $$ AMZ080-280330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU AUG 27 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 26N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT ...120 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 225 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 330 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT OF DANNY WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 66W AND 78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF 77W 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL AND 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS FROM 23N TO 29N BETWEEN 67W AND 73W. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT... 150 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT OF DANNY. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT N OF 29N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 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 74W 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 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL... EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN SE BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BETWEEN SE BAHAMAS AMD HISPANIOLA 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT FAR S WATERS BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND PUERTO RICO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT FAR S WATERS BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND PUERTO RICO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART MON...SHIFTING TO VICINITY OF BAHAMAS TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE