000 FZNT23 KNHC 102118 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 74W/75W WILL MOVE TO ALONG 81W FRI AND MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS FRI NIGHT AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-110330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2009 .TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 80W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 80W. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. .SUN AND MON...W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON. E OF 84W E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT ENTIRE AREA. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-110330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2009 .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. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH 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. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT ENTIRE AREA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-110330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT ATLC PASSAGES IN NE SWELL SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ087-110330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM 31N73W TO SOUTH FLORIDA WILL MOVE SLOWLY N AND EXTEND ALONG 29N FRI. WEAK LOW PRES WILL FORM ALONG THIS FRONTAL TROUGH OFF THE N FL COAST LATE FRI AND LIFT NE OUT OF FORECAST WATERS BY SAT. THE FRONTAL TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO N BAHAMAS LATE SUN AND WILL WEAKEN AS IT SLOWLY MEANDERS SE MON. TROUGH DISSIPATES TUE. $$ AMZ080-110330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 29N W OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 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. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH 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 LATE SUN AND 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. .TUE...N OF 25N W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 72W. $$ FORECASTER COBB