000 FZNT23 KNHC 280907 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 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. AMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRES GRADIENT CONTINUES TO ALLOW FOR MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 52W S OF 19N WILL ENTER THE EASTERN TROPICAL N ATLC TODAY AND MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE CARIBBEAN SAT. THE WAVE WILL CONTINUE WESTWARD...CROSSING 70W BY SUN AND MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-281530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 19N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 19N. .SAT THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-281530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009 .TODAY...N OF 12N E OF 77W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT E OF 81W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 81W. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .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. $$ AMZ086-281530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 16N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 14N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N E OF 66W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 14N...EXCEPT N OF 16N E OF 66W BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT AND S OF 14N 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PORTION. $$ AMZ087-281530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ088-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM DANNY NEAR 29.5N 74.4W 1008 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING N-NW AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 45 KT. DANNY WILL MOVE NORTH OF FORECAST WATERS TO NEAR 31.3N 74.7W THIS AFTERNOON AND TO NEAR 34.2N 74.0W EARLY SAT MORNING. DANNY WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AND ACCELERATE NE AS IT MOVES FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA THROUGH SUN. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND ALONG 28N SAT AND SUN...THEN SHIFT FROM 30N63W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA MON...THEN RETREAT NE TUE AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW PORTION AND A TROPICAL WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE BAHAMAS. $$ AMZ080-281530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS OVER FORECAST WATERS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. CONDITIONS LIFTING N OF AREA OVERNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 220 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM NE...390 NM SE...60 NM SW AND 210 NM NE QUADRANTS OF DANNY WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N OF 26N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS W OF 77W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS E OF 77W TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W LIFTING N OVERNIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT AND SUN. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT AND 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 SCHAUER CLARK