000 FZNT23 KNHC 010318 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 78W WILL MOVE W OF AREA WED. TROPICAL LOW PRES JUST E OF AREA NEAR 15N54W 1007 MB MOVING NW AT 11 KT. LOW FORECAST TO TRACK NW...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...THROUGH NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC TO NEAR 17N57W TUE AFTERNOON...NEAR 19N60W WED AFTERNOON...AND NEAR BY 20N63W THU AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING INTO THE SE WATERS OF SW N ATLC FRI LATE THU. RIDGE WILL BUILD SW INTO TROPICAL N ATLC IN WAKE OF LOW PRES. $$ AMZ082-010930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 31 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 84W SE 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI INTO SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-010930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 31 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN 77W AND 81W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 81W. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BETWEEN 77W AND 81W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 81W. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-010930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 31 2009 .TONIGHT AND TUE...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT ATLC PASSAGES. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 14N...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL ATLC PASSAGES...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 14N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 64W. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT ATLC PASSAGES. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 14N...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL ATLC PASSAGES...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 14N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NE PORTION. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...EXCEPT S TO SW NE PORTION BECOMING E TO SE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 66W...AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 66W WITH SEAS 4 TO 7 FT NE PORTION SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. $$ AMZ087-010930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 31 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 15N E OF 58W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 15N E OF 58W BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 13N TO 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 58W BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 15N E OF 58W BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N W OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 13N E OF 57W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 13N E OF 58W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 16N BETWEEN 57W AND 60W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 16N E OF 57W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 59W. 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 THROUGH THU...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E TO SE E OF 60W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S E OF 61W. 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 AND SAT...N OF 17N W OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE FRI. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N W OF 57W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. N OF 16N E OF 57W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS TO SCATTERED TSTMS AND TSTMS NW PART. $$ AMZ088-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT CURRENTLY NW OF AREA WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS LATE TONIGHT THEN BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH THE PERIOD. TROUGH FROM 28N72W TO 21N74W WILL MOVE NW TOWARDS THE FRONT ... REACHING IT BY WED. TROPICAL LOW WELL SE OF THE AREA FORECAST TO TRACK NW AS POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE REACHING SE PORTION LATE THU...AND TO NEAR THE SE BAHAMAS FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ080-010930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 31 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N WITHIN 180 NM E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 77W SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N W OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N E OF 73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF LINE FROM 31N73W TO 26N80W. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT KT...INCREASING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR 65W LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE BAHAMAS AND W OF 77W. .THU...FROM 21N TO 25N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 26N W OF 75W S TO SW 10 KT...AND S OF 26N W OF 75W SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N W OF 75W 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL ...AND S OF 26N W OF 75W 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE AND W PORTIONS. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 27N BETWEEN 67W AND 74W NE TO WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF 67W SE 15 TO 20 KT AND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT AND FAR NW PART 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART FRI...SPREADING ACROSS SE BAHAMAS LATE FRI INTO SAT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE