000 FZNT23 KNHC 110859 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 11 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. AMZ089-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 78W WILL MOVE TO ALONG 81W LATER TODAY AND MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-111530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 11 2009 .TODAY...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 19N. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 80W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 80W. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. .SUN AND MON...W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON. E OF 84W E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-111530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 11 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 12N W OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .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. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-111530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 11 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT ATLC PASSAGES IN NE SWELL SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ087-111530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 11 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ088-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 31N75W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL DRIFT N AND EXTEND ALONG 29N THIS EVENING. WEAK LOW PRES WILL FORM ALONG THIS TROUGH OFF THE N FL COAST LATE FRI AND LIFT NE OUT OF FORECAST WATERS BY SAT. THE FRONTAL TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO N BAHAMAS LATE SUN AND WILL WEAKEN AS IT SLOWLY MEANDERS SE MON. TROUGH DISSIPATES TUE. $$ AMZ080-111530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 11 2009 .TODAY 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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW OF 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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 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 DGS