000 FZNT23 KNHC 310315 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-310930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 74W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE NIGHT AND ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA INTO WED. ANOTHER AND MUCH MORE ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE IS E OF THE AREA. THIS WAVE AND AN ASSOCIATED LOW NEAR 12N48W IS FORECAST TO TRACK NW...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...TOWARDS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC...REACHING TO NEAR 17N55W TUE...NEAR 19N60W LATE WED...THEN CONTINUE ACROSS THE REST OF THE NW TROPICAL N ATLC INTO THU TO JUST NW OF THE AREA LATE THU. RIDGE WILL BUILD SW INTO THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW. $$ AMZ082-310930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 30 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 16N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE MAINLY E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 21N. .THU AND FRI...S OF 67N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT... EXCEPT W OF 83W BECOMING SE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 19N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-310930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 30 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 77W AND 80W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 77W NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 77W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 77W AND 81W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 81W. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS MAINLY NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BETWEEN 78W AND 82W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 82W. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-310930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 30 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 13N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 13N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N W OF 66W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FROM 12N TO 14N NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 T0 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 67W AND 70W E TO SE 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 67W AND 70W 5 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NE PART. $$ AMZ087-310930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 30 2009 .TONIGHT..N OF 14N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 57W BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL MON NIGHT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 59W NE TO E. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 57W 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 58W. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 12N W OF 58W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 14N E OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON INTO TUE NIGHT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .WED AND THU...WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT E PART SE 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N SPREADING TO NW PORTION BY THU. .FRI...N OF 17N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N W OF 57W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. N OF 16N E OF 57W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. $$ AMZ088-310930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 30N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL LIFT N AND EXTEND FROM 30N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA MON AND TUE. RIDGE THEN RETREATS NE WED THROUGH FRI AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW WATERS AND A WEAK TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE BAHAMAS TO ACROSS FLORIDA. A TROPICAL LOW CURRENTLY WELL SE OF THE AREA IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE FAR SE PORTION...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...THU INTO FRI. $$ AMZ080-310930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 30 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W S TO SW 5 T0 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 78W 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W OF 78W SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT...AND S OF 22N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 28N E OF 71W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 71W. .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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N W OF 68W. .TUE THROUGH WED...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...EXCEPT S OF 22N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W E TO SE 15 TO 20 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 INCLUDING AREA OF NW AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 69W BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N N TO NE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 2 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE