000 FZNT23 KNHC 311519 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 77W MOVE ACROSS WESTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. LOW PRES AT 15N52W FORECAST TO TRACK NW...POSSIBLY AS TROPICAL CYCLONE...THROUGH NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO REACH 17N56W TUE MORNING...19N58W WED MORNING...AND 20N62W THU MORNING BEFORE MOVING OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA NEAR 21N65W FRI MORNING. RIDGE BUILD SW INTO TROPICAL N ATLC IN WAKE OF LOW PRES. $$ AMZ082-312130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 17N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT W OF 83W SHIFT SE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-312130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-312130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...S OF 15N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN E FACING ATLC PASSAGES. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 16N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .THU AND FRI...W OF 70W AND BETWEEN 66W AND 70W S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-312130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 330 NM N QUADRANT OF LOW AND BECOMING S WINDS ON SE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF 59W TONIGHT. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE E OF 58W TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILD TO 7 TO 9 FT TONIGHT N OF 13N. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 13N E OF 58W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 300 N QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S WINDS IN SE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. FROM 10N TO 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .WED AND THU...WITHIN 300 NM NE...150 NM SE...0 NM SW...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANTS TO LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S WINDS BECOMING SE WINDS ON THE E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 17N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N. .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 AND TSTMS NW PART. $$ AMZ088-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT CURRENTLY NW OF AREA WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS TONIGHT AND LINGER THERE THROUGH THE PERIOD. TROUGH FROM 27N71W TO 20N73W WILL LIFT NW TOWARD THE FRONT...REACHING IT BY WED. TROPICAL LOW PRES WELL SE OF AREA FORECAST TO MOVE CLOSE TO 21N65W FRI MORNING AND 22N68W BY SAT MORNING...POSSIBLY AS TROPICAL CYCLONE. $$ AMZ080-312130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NW OF COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WITHIN 180 NM SE OF COLD FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT N OF 26N W OF 73W AND E OF TROUGH S OF 27N E OF 73W. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS PRIMARILY W OF 69W. .THU...S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 26N E OF 67W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 70W AND S OF 25N E OF 68W. .FRI...WITHIN 300 NM NE...90 NM SE...30 NM SW...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. N OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK