000 FZNT23 KNHC 290905 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 29 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. AMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRES GRADIENT CONTINUES TO ALLOW FOR MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SAT. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 58W S OF 16N IS MOVING W 15 TO 20 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE CARIBBEAN LATER TODAY AND CROSS 70W SUN EVENING BEFORE MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED. LOW PRES SYSTEM 1010 MB NEAR 10N39W WILL MOVE W-NW AROUND 10 KT AND IS EXPECTED TO PASS INTO THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE BY WED. SLOW DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. $$ AMZ082-291530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-291530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...FROM 12N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N TODAY. .MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-291530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...FROM 12N TO 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 14N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 16N E OF 66W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 16N E OF 66W BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT WED. $$ AMZ087-291530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 8 FT IN E SWELL SUN. .MON...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 10N E OF 58W. .TUE AND WED...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 58W WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N. $$ AMZ088-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WINDS AND SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION DANNY WILL QUICKLY WEAKEN TODAY AS DANNY LIFTS N AWAY FROM THE FORECAST AREA. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND ALONG 28N SAT AND SUN...THEN SHIFT FROM 30N63W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA MON. THE RIDGE WILL RETREAT NE TUE AND WED AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW WATERS AND A TROPICAL WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE BAHAMAS AND TOWARDS FLORIDA. $$ AMZ080-291530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009 .TODAY...N OF 27N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 30N BETWEEN 69W AND 79W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF 75W SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N E OF 75W. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 29N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SUN AND SUN NIGHT. 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 72W. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR S WATERS E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT TUE AND E TO SE LATE TUE INTO WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR W WATERS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR W WATERS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK