000 FZNT23 KNHC 082127 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 08 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. AMZ089-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 08 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 81W WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 62W WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 75W THU AND ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS SAT AND W OF THE LATE SAT OR SUN. A WEAK 1012 MB LOW NEAR 20N58W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 20N62W WED AND DISSIPATE NEAR 21N65W WED NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-090330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 08 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 18N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 16N E OF 78W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... EXCEPT N OF 19N BECOMING VARIABLE MAINLY N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 78W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 19N SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... EXCEPT N OF 19N 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR SW PORTION INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT NEAR CUBA 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. $$ AMZ084-090330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 08 2009 .TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 80W AND 82W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 82W. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR S PORTION ALONG THE COAST OF PANAMA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 77W AND 82W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 82W. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS MAINLY NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 80W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W EXCEPT W OF 82W 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 78W E WINDS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 82W 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 81W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 81W. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 82W 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-090330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 08 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 69W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 12N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 12N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N E OF 73W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 66W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS E PORTION. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 67W E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. BETWEEN 64W AND 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 64W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N PORTION. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-090330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 08 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 17N. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PORTION. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT NW PORTION SUN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR NE PORTION BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 08 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SW TO ACROSS WESTERN CUBA WILL MOVE W TO ACROSS S FLORIDA TONIGHT INTO WED AFTERNOON. A SECOND TROUGH FROM 31N76W SW TO S FLORIDA WILL MOVE SLOWLY E AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU NIGHT. RIDGE FROM 30N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL SLIDE SE THROUGH SUN IN RESPONSE TO A FRONT THAT MOVES INTO THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS. $$ AMZ080-090330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 08 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE OF SECOND TROUGH. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE W OF 75W WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W AND S TO SW E OF 75W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 75W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N W OF 75W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE