000 FZNT23 KNHC 182117 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 18 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. AMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN ATLC...ALLOWING WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN TO INCREASE THIS WEEKEND. OTHERWISE MODERATE WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MID WEEK. A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL LOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL SHIFT W-SW THROUGH SUN TO MAINTAIN CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE W HALF OF THE BASIN THIS WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-190330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 18 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-190330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 18 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BY LATE SAT. N OF 11N W OF 78W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-190330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 18 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-190330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 18 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 15N E OF 60W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM 31N72W TO THE NW BAHAMAS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND SHIFT NW INTO FLORIDA SAT. LOW PRES 1013 MB NEAR 26N67W...THE REMNANTS OF FRED...ARE ALONG A TROUGH FROM 28N66W TO 23N68W. THIS COMPLEX WILL MOVE WNW REACHING 70W SAT...THEN WEAKEN AS IT REACHES THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SUN. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE W INTO THE E COAST OF FLORIDA MON THROUGH TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER TUE INTO WED. $$ AMZ080-190330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 18 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 24N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM N QUADRANT OF REMNANTS OF FRED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF REMNANTS OF FRED. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF 70W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...W OF 78W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 78W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN