000 FZNT23 KNHC 292130 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROPICAL ALONG THE LESSER ANTILLES IS MOVING W 16 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON THROUGH TUE...AND REACH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH THU. ANOTHER AND MUCH MORE ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE IS WELL E OF THE AREA. THIS WAVE WITH AN ASSOCIATED LOW. THIS SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO TRACK NW REACHING THE FAR NE PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WED AFTERNOON...AND THE N CENTRAL TROPICAL N ATLC THU WHILE CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES REMAINS TO ITS N. $$ AMZ082-300330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT W OF 84W E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT S OF 19N W OF 82W 2 TO 4 FT...AND 1 TO 2 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 82W. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W...3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN 80W AND 85W AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-300330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BETWEEN 77W AND 80W...AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 12N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 BETWEEN 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH THU...N OF 12N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...THEN BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED. N OF 12N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT WED. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-300330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COLOMBIAN COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT E OF 70W E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N E OF 70W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF 66W...AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 66W. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 14N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 16N E OF 66W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 16N E OF 66W BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PORTION. .WED AND THU...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL THU. S OF 14N BETWEEN 66W AND 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 67W...AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 67W. $$ AMZ087-300330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 14N E OF 57W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 14N 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR E PORTION. .MON AND MON NIGHT...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. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT THU. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W PORTION...THEN NE PORTION WED AND THU. $$ AMZ088-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 30N65W SW TO THE NW BAHAMAS AND TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL LIFT N FROM 30N66W TO S FLORIDA BY SUN NIGHT...AND FROM 30N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA MON AND TUE...THEN RETREAT NE WED AND THU AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW WATERS AND A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE BAHAMAS AND TOWARDS FLORIDA. $$ AMZ080-300330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N W OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N BETWEEN 66W AND 71W E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 22N BETWEEN 66W AND 71W 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 67W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 76W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 76W. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF 77W 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E OF 75W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR HISPANIOLA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 76W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 70W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 27N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 24N E OF 77W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... EXCEPT N OF 28N NE TO E. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE