000 FZNT23 KNHC 030933 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 SEP 03 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. AMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA AT 16.5N 62.7W 1008 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W-NW AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 GUSTS 45 KT. ERIKA WEAKEN TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND MOVE ACROSS PUERTO RICO TONIGHT INTO SW N ATLC. $$ AMZ082-031530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 03 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUN AND MON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-031530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 03 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-031530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU SEP 03 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 14N E OF 64W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 200 NM NE AND 150 NM SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 35 GUSTS 45 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N E OF 66W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 14N E OF 65W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT MONA PASSAGE. SEAS TO 11 FT...HIGHER IN MONA PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 16N E OF 70W. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-031530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 03 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 14N TO 18N W OF 60W... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM NE AND 150 NM SE QUADRANTS MOVING W OF AREA LATE. HIGHEST WINDS 35 GUSTS 45 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 14N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF ERIKA. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 17N W OF 62W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 60W. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT SHIFT NE SUN. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL N OF 16N AND 5 FT S OF 16N. $$ AMZ088-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU SEP 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N77W TO N FLORIDA WEAKEN THROUGH SAT. WEAK TROUGH FROM 29N76W TO 22N78W MOVE NW AND MERGE WITH FRONT FRI. TROPICAL STORM ERIKA SE OF AREA FORECAST TO ENTER S WATERS NEAR 18.7N 67.1W FRI AS REMNANT LOW PRES AND MOVE NW TO 22.5 73.0W LATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-031530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU SEP 03 2009 .TODAY...S OF 22N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 6 FT. W OF BAHAMAS S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. N OF 24N FROM 70W TO TROUGH S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 24N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. N OF 24N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 68W. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 25N E OF 73W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF 76W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 26N W OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N W OF 73W. .SUN AND MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N W OF 70W. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES