000 FZNT23 KNHC 022109 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA AT 16.4N 61.7W 1007 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING W AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. ERIKA WILL MOVE TO 16.8N 62.9W TONIGHT AND TO NEAR 17.4N 64.6W THU. ERIKA IS THEN FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR PUERTO RICO 18.0N 66.4W THU NIGHT...OVER THE MONA PASSAGE NEAR 18.7N 67.9W FRI...THEN N OF AREA SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ082-030330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 02 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUN AND MON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-030330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 02 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-030330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED SEP 02 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 15N E OF 65W... .TONIGHT AND THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE AND 150 NM SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E OF 67W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 14N E OF 65W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT MONA PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N E OF 69W. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT E OF 65W. $$ AMZ087-030330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 02 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 60W... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...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 KT GUSTS 45 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 14N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS WITHIN 300 NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF ERIKA. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 17N W OF 62W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 60W. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE TO E SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED SEP 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N77W TO N FLORIDA WILL MEANDER THROUGH SAT. WEAK TROUGH ALONG 75W WILL MOVE W AND MERGE WITH FRONT THU. TROPICAL STORM ERIKA SE OF AREA IS FORECAST TO ENTER FAR S WATERS AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 20.0N 70.5W SAT THEN WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW NEAR THE SE BAHAMAS SUN. $$ AMZ080-030330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED SEP 02 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 24N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 28N W OF 70W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 70W. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 25N E OF 73W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF 76W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N W OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N W OF 73W. .SUN AND MON...S OF 26N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N W OF 68W. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI