000 FZNT23 KNHC 040304 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...THE REMNANT LOW OF ERIKA IS NEAR 16.8N 65.6W 1009 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING W AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. THE REMNANT LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO 17.0N 66.5W FRI MORNING..OVER THE MONA PASSAGE LATE FRI AND N OF AREA FRI NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-040930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 03 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 85W TONIGHT. $$ AMZ084-040930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 03 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-040930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 03 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N E OF LOW SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W TO SW WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER OF ERIKA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 13N E OF 66W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 68W INCLUDING THE MONA PASSAGE WINDS 20 KT ASSOCIATED WITH REMNANTS OF ERIKA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .SAT THROUGH TUE...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-040930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 03 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 15N TO 20N W OF 60W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 17N W OF 62W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N78W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. REMNANT LOW OF ERIKA SE OF AREA WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FRI NIGHT AND REACH 19.5N 68.5W SAT MORNING...21.0N 70.0W LATE SAT AND DISSIPATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-040930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 03 2009 .TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 22N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 28N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 72W. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W S OF REMNANT LOW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E W OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 75W AND SE PART. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI