000 FZNT23 KNHC 310930 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON AUG 31 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. AMZ089-311530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 75W MOVE ACROSS WESTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE NIGHT AND INTO YUCATAN PENINSULA WED. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA WITH EMBEDDED LOW PRES AT 13N49W FORECAST TO TRACK NW...POSSIBLY AS TROPICAL CYCLONE...TOWARDS NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC...NEARING 22N65W LATE FRI. RIDGE BUILD SW INTO TROPICAL N ATLC IN WAKE OF LOW PRES. $$ AMZ082-311530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 67N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT W OF 83W SHIFT SE. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-311530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 5 FT. N OF 12N W OF 77W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS N LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-311530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-311530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 11 FT IN E SWELL LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT TONIGHT E OF 57W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 58W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 14N E OF 58W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW PRES INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE TUE AND TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL LATE TUE AND TUE NIGHT. S OF 14N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 15N. .WED AND THU...WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW PRES WINDS TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 16N SPREAD NW THU. .FRI...N OF 17N W OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N W OF 57W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. N OF 16N E OF 57W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NUMEROUS TO SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART. $$ AMZ088-311530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 30N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA LIFT N AND REACH FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY TUE. SURFACE TROUGH MOVES INTO NW WATERS AND NW BAHAMAS. TROPICAL LOW PRES WELL SE OF AREA FORECAST TO MOVE CLOSE TO 22N65W...POSSIBLY AS TROPICAL CYCLONE...LATE FRI. $$ AMZ080-311530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 79W. .TUE THROUGH WED...W OF 75W E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 76W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 27N FROM 70W TO 76W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 23N E OF 67W. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES