000 FZNT23 KNHC 050857 AAA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...UPDATED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 05 2009 UPDATED FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT SW N ATLC ZONE 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. AMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...REMNANT TROUGH OF ERIKA FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NEAR 19N69W TO 15N70W MOVING NW 10 KT. THE TROUGH WILL THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND N OF FORECAST WATERS BY SUN MORNING. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 57W WILL PASS THROUGH LESSER ANTILLES TODAY...REACH ALONG 70W SUN NIGHT AND MOVE THROUGH WESTERN CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WILL CROSS 55W BY TUE MORNING AND MOVE OVER THE LESSER ANTILLES WED. $$ AMZ082-051530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 05 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N E OF 83W. .SUN THROUGH WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT AND MON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N E OF 83W. $$ AMZ084-051530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 05 2009 .TODAY...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE AND SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED. 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. $$ AMZ086-051530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 05 2009 .TODAY...N OF 15N E OF 66W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 72W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART TONIGHT AND SUN. .TUE AND WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-051530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 05 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ088-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH WILL MEANDER OVER THE EXTREME NW WATERS SLOWLY DISSIPATING EARLY NEXT WEEK. REMNANT TROUGH OF ERIKA FROM 22N67W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NEAR 19N69W MOVING NW 10 KT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO SE BAHAMAS BY SUN. THE WEAKENED REMNANT TROUGH WILL CONTINUE SLOWLY NORTH-NORTHWEST THROUGH WESTERN BAHAMAS MON THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ080-051530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 05 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FL. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS W OF TROUGH. 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 SE PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS W OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 24N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF REMNANT TROUGH OF ERIKA SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W OF REMNANT TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK