000 FZNT23 KNHC 040842 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 04 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. AMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...THE REMNANT LOW OF ERIKA IS NEAR 17N65W 1010 MB AT 0600 UTC. THE REMNANT LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE NW THROUGH THE MONA PASSAGE TONIGHT AND N OF AREA SAT. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 51W WILL PASS THROUGH LESS ANTILLES SAT...CROSS 70W SUN NIGHT...AND MOVE THROUGH WESTERN CARIBBEAN TUE. $$ AMZ082-041530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 04 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-041530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 04 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E 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 IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-041530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 04 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 68W INCLUDING THE MONA PASSAGE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ASSOCIATED WITH REMNANTS OF ERIKA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 16N E OF 64W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .SAT THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-041530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 04 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 63W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E AHEAD OF TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 31N77W TO 1013 MB LOW PRES NEAR 29N80W TO SEBASTIAN INLET...FL WILL MEANDER OVER NW WATERS AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. REMNANT LOW OF ERIKA SE OF AREA WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE MONA PASSAGE FRI NIGHT AND REACH 21.0N 70.0W SAT NIGHT. THE REMNANT LOW CIRCULATION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE BROAD EARLY NEXT WEEK...DEGENERATING TO A TROUGH THROUGH THE WESTERN BAHAMAS BY TUE. $$ AMZ080-041530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 04 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 71W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NE QUADRANT OF REMNANT LOW OF ERIKA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. 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 W OF 75W AND SE PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W 15 KT S OF REMNANT LOW OF ERIKA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E W OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 75W AND SE PART. .SUN...WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT OF REMNANT LOW OF ERIKA E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NW QUADRANT OF REMNANT LOW OF ERICA AND E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .MON THROUGH TUE...E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS S OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 72W. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK