000 FZNT23 KNHC 130905 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU AUG 13 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. AMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 66W MOVING W 15 TO 20 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI AND FRI NIGHT AND ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION SAT EXITING THE AREA LATE SAT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO CENTERED WELL E OF THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND MOVE THROUGH THE NE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE SUN INTO MON PRECEDED BY EASTERLY SWELLS. $$ AMZ082-131530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 13 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS E PART. .SAT THROUGH MON....E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS ALONG AND NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ084-131530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 13 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N BETWEEN 77W AND 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 77W AND 82W ...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 82W. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS MAINLY NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 79W. .SAT...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF 78W...5 TO 7 FT BETWEEN 78W AND 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. S OF 12N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS MAINLY NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-131530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU AUG 13 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 15N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR N WATERS NEAR MONA PASSAGE E 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT FROM 12N TO 15N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 12N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT MON. $$ AMZ087-131530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 13 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 18N E OF 61W SUN INTO MON... .TODAY...N OF 14N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL LATE TONIGHT INTO THU. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 13N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 9N TO 13N. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 16N E OF 58W NE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. N OF 16N W OF 58W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS NE PART LATE SAT. .SUN AND MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 18N E OF 61W THROUGH MON MORNING...THEN SHIFTING NW OF AREA. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST SEAS 19 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 61W NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N PART. $$ AMZ088-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU AUG 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL SHIFT JUST N OF THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE WESTWARD THROUGH THE BAHAMAS THU AND FRI REACHING S FLORIDA SAT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AND PASS THROUGH THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC SUN INTO MON...AND BE NEAR THE FAR SE PORTION LATE MON. $$ AMZ080-131530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU AUG 13 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF TROPICAL WAVE INCREASING TO SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT E OF WAVE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 120 NM E OF TROPICAL WAVE SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...EXCEPT WITHIN 120 NM E OF WAVE 6 TO 9 FT AND BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION INCREASING TO SE 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS INCREASING SE PORTION LATE MON. $$ FORECASTER DGS