000 FZNT23 KNHC 101500 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MOVE NW OF AREA TONIGHT. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 73W WILL CROSS 80W BY FRI MORNING AND MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS FRI NIGHT AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-102130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 80W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 80W. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 19N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. .SUN AND MON...W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON. E OF 84W E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-102130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE 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 THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 12N W OF 79W 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. .SUN AND MON...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-102130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT ATLC PASSAGES IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ087-102130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART THIS AFTERNOON. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM 31N72W TO SOUTH FLORIDA WILL MOVE SLOWLY N...LYING ALONG 29N FRI MORNING. WAVE WILL FORM ALONG THIS FRONTAL TROUGH OFF THE N FL COAST FRI AND LIFT NE OUT OF FORECAST WATERS FRI NIGHT. THE FRONTAL TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO N BAHAMAS LATE SUN AND WILL WEAKEN AS IT SLOWLY MEANDERS SE MON. $$ AMZ080-102130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 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 TSTMS SE OF TROUGH. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 29N W OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS S OF TROUGH. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .SUN AND MON...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH 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 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK