000 FZNT23 KNHC 220914 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED JUL 22 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. AMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED JUL 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 74W MOVING W 20 KT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIB THROUGH THU. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ENTERING THE E CARIB THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TO S OF THE MONA PASSAGE BY WED AFTERNOON AND ACROSS THE W CARIB FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WED EVENING AND MOVE INTO THE E CARIB THU. $$ AMZ082-221530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED JUL 22 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W...E WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N. .THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 19N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ084-221530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED JUL 22 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 80W...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 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ086-221530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED JUL 22 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND ISOLATED TSTMS...MAINLY N OF 14N. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ087-221530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED JUL 22 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 18N...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N...NE TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E WINDS THU. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 14N. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...FROM 12N TO 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED JUL 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SLOWLY LIFT NE THROUGH THU NIGHT THEN BUILD BACK INTO THE BAHAMAS OVER THE WEEKEND. THE N PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CARIBBEAN WAS RACING N-NW THROUGH THE OFFSHORE WATERS N OF 25N THIS MORNING...AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A SECOND WIND SURGE TO MOVE INTO THE SE BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN MORE NWD TONIGHT. THESE FEATURE WILL MAINTAIN VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WITH FREQUENT SQUALLS AND NUMEROUS TSTMS THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ080-221530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED JUL 22 2009 .TODAY...N OF 25N BETWEEN 71W AND 77W...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 77W...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 77W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT... EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W OF 77W...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS...MAINLY E OF 77W. .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 25N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 77W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N E OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT SW W OF 75W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING