000 FZNT23 KNHC 042048 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...REMNANT TROUGH OF ERIKA FROM 18N67W TO 15N70W MOVING NW 10 KT. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE N OF AREA SUN. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 55W WILL PASS THROUGH LESSER ANTILLES SAT...REACH ALONG 70W SUN NIGHT AND MOVE THROUGH WESTERN CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-050330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 04 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-050330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 04 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 77W TONIGHT BECOMING SCATTERED SAT. $$ AMZ086-050330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 04 2009 .TONIGHT AND SAT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N E OF 70W. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-050330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 04 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 63W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH WILL MEANDER OVER THE EXTREME NW WATERS SLOWLY DISSIPATING THROUGH SUN. THE REMNANT TROUGH OF ERIKA FROM 22N65W TO MONA PASSAGE WILL MOVE TO 25N67W TO HISPANIOLA SAT...28N67W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE SUN...29N66W TO SE BAHAMAS MON...30N70W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS TUE...31N72W TO NW BAHAMAS WED. $$ AMZ080-050330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 04 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 75W AND DEVELOPING SE PART LATE TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 24N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 SE PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 28N E OF REMNANT TROUGH OF ERIKA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 28N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N E OF REMNANT TROUGH OF ERIKA SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI