000 FZNT23 KNHC 190846 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 19 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. AMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA...ALLOWING WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN TO INCREASE TONIGHT AND SUN...AND PERSIST INTO WED. OTHERWISE MODERATE WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MID WEEK. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA SUN WITH ASSOCIATED CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING W OF THE AREA BY MON. TROPICAL LOW NEAR 13N42W WILL MOVE NW AND REMAIN E OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC. $$ AMZ082-191530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 19 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-191530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 19 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 7 FT TONIGHT. 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. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W...MOVING W OF AREA. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST 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. $$ AMZ086-191530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 19 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E NEAR ANTILLES WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-191530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 19 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 15N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 18N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM 31N73W TO THE NW BAHAMAS WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT NW INTO FLORIDA LATER TODAY. LOW PRES 1012 MB NEAR 27N69W...THE REMNANTS OF FRED...ARE ALONG A TROUGH FROM 31N67W TO 22N68W. THIS COMPLEX WILL MOVE WNW TO ALONG 73W THIS EVENING ...THEN WEAKEN AS IT REACHES THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SUN. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE W INTO THE E COAST OF FLORIDA MON THROUGH WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER TUE INTO WED. $$ AMZ080-191530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 19 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. E OF 72W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW. SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE E OF 72W. .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 LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 75W. .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 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 75W. $$ FORECASTER COBB