000 FZNT23 KNHC 021456 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 02 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. AMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA AT 16.5N 60.4W 1008 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING W AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 GUSTS 45 KT. ERIKA MOVE TO 16.9N 61.5W TONIGHT TO 17.4N 62.8W THU AND NEAR 18.0N 64.2W THU NIGHT AND TO 18.6N 65.5W FRI THEN W OF AREA SAT. $$ AMZ082-022130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 02 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-022130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 02 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N 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 4 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...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 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-022130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 02 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 16N E OF 66W... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 17N E OF 65W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT...HIGHER ACROSS ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 14N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 63W. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 105 NM NE AND 90 NM SE QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 90 NM SE AND 30 NM E SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 40 GUSTS 50 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E OF 67W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 14N E OF 66W. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 15N W OF 68W SE WINDS 15 TO 20KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-022130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 02 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 15N W OF 57W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE AND 75 NM SE QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE...120 NM SE AND 60 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 35 GUSTS 45 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 14N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS WITHIN 300 NM E AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF ERIKA. .FRI...N OF 17N W OF 63W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 59W SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 18N. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 17N W OF 62W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM 29N75W TO 22N74W WILL DRIFT NW OVER FLORIDA BY FRI. TROPICAL STORM ERIKA SE OF AREA ENTERS SE PART EARLY FRI NEAR 18.6N 65.5W AND MOVE 20.0N 68.5W SAT AND NEAR 21.5N 71.5W SUN. $$ AMZ080-022130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 02 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N E OF 75W THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...S OF 24N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT TONIGHT AND TO 33 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 12 FT TONIGHT AND THU. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT THU E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART TONIGHT AND THU. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 105 NM NE AND 90 NM SE QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 150 NM E SEMICIRLCE AND 6 NM W SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 40 GUSTS 50 KT FRI DIMINISH TO 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT SAT AND 30 KT GUST 40 KT SUN. HIGHEST SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDE TO 15 FT SUN. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS NEAR ERIKA. $$ FORECASTER WB/DGS