000 FZNT23 KNHC 281529 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM KAREN E OF AREA AT 15.1N 49.2W 1009 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING W-NW AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 GUSTS 45 KT. KAREN IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH BY THIS EVENING. IT APPROACHES TROPICAL ATLC WATERS NEAR 18.5N 54.6W SUN MORNING AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...AND EXITS NEAR 22.0N 60.0W WED MORNING. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 78W MOVING W 15 KT. $$ AMZ082-282130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 80W. .SUN...E OF 80W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E OF 80W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. BETWEEN 80W AND 85W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 85W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-282130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-282130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 16N E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 70W. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 16N FROM 63W TO 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-282130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 58W NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 16N W OF 58W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 18N E OF 58W. N OF 18N W OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE MON. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 FT MON. .TUE...N OF 20N E OF 62W W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ088-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2007 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1014 MB NEAR 29N78W ALONG TROUGH FROM 31N78W TO 23N81W WILL DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. TROUGH MOVE SLOWLY E FROM 31N74W TO 25N79W TONIGHT. COLD FRONT MOVES OFF SE U.S. COAST EARLY SAT AND OVERTAKES THE TROUGH. THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT THEN STALL FROM 31N67W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT NIGHT AND SUN. TROUGH AND FRONT MERGE AND MOVE W FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA MON AND 31N79W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE. $$ AMZ080-282130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT E OF BAHAMAS. W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 72W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILD 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 74W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM SE OF FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN