000 FZNT23 KNHC 100845 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU SEP 10 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. AMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 72W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 77W THU NIGHT AND THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A TROUGH OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MOVE NW OF AREA TONIGHT. $$ AMZ082-101530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 10 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 80W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 80W. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 19N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-101530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 10 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 82W. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 82W. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT MON. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-101530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU SEP 10 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...S OF 16N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT ATLC PASSAGES IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ087-101530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 10 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART TODAY. .SUN AND MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU SEP 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM 31N72W TO SOUTH FLORIDA WILL MOVE SLOWLY E AND WEAKEN. AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 28N E OF 75W WILL SHIFT E AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO N BAHAMAS LATE SUN...AND FROM 31N67W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY LATE MON. $$ AMZ080-101530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU SEP 10 2009 .TODAY...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 29N W OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN AND MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI