000 FZNT23 KNHC 030318 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA AT 16.1N 62.4W 1008 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING W AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. ERIKA WILL MOVE TO 16.4N 63.8W THU MORNING THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND REACH 17.0N 65.5W LATE THU...IN VICINITY OF PUERTO RICO NEAR 18.0N 68.5W FRI MORNING...IN VICINITY OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NEAR 18.5N 68.5W LATE FRI...THEN N OF AREA SAT. $$ AMZ082-030930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 02 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUN AND MON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-030930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 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. $$ AMZ086-030930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 02 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 14N E OF 64W... .TONIGHT AND THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE AND 150 NM SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N E OF 66W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 14N E OF 65W. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT MONA PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N E OF 70W. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT E OF 65W. .MON...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-030930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 02 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 14N TO 18N W OF 60W... .TONIGHT AND THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE AND 150 NM SE QUADRANTS MOVING W OF AREA LATE THU. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 150 NM SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 15 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 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 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 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. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 16N IN E SWELL AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 16N. $$ AMZ088-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N77W TO N FLORIDA WILL MEANDER THROUGH SAT. WEAK TROUGH ALONG 76W S OF 28N WILL MOVE NW AND MERGE WITH FRONT THU. TROPICAL STORM ERIKA SE OF AREA IS FORECAST TO ENTER FAR S WATERS AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 20.0N 71.0W LATE SAT THEN WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW NEAR THE SE BAHAMAS LATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-030930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 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...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 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 TO 14 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W 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. S 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 E TO SE 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 70W. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI