000 FZNT23 KNHC 300915 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 30 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. AMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 69W MOVE W 17 KT ACROSS REMAINDER EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON NIGHT AND INTO WESTERN CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH THU. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WELL E OF AREA WITH EMBEDDED LOW PRES CENTER 1011 MB FORECAST TO TRACK W-NW REACHING NE PART OF TROPICAL N ATLC LATE WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-301530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 30 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-301530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 30 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. N OF 11N FROM 77W TO 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH THU...N OF 12N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS SEAS 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-301530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 30 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 14N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 69W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PORTION. .WED AND THU...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 14N FROM 66W TO 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-301530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 30 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR E PORTION. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 16N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 20N W OF 60W NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 20N E OF 60W S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 16N TO 20 N SE TO S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 16N E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 29N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA EXTEND FROM 30N65W TO S FLORIDA TONIGHT THROUGH TUE. RIDGE DRIFT NE WED AND THU AS WEAK TROUGH MOVES INTO FAR NW WATERS AND MOVES THROUGH CENTRAL AND NW BAHAMAS BY THU. $$ AMZ080-301530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 30 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 72W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES