000 FZNT23 KNHC 230908 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED SEP 23 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. AMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TRADES OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEK. A TROUGH WILL MOVE NW ACROSS THE ATLC WATERS N OF 18N E OF 60W TODAY AND TONIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 44W WILL REACH ALONG 55W FRI AND ALONG 67W SUN. $$ AMZ082-231530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 17N TODAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-231530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-231530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 68W TODAY. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 16N W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-231530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 .TODAY...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR 18N56W. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 IN E SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH N OF 27N ALONG 80W WILL DRIFT W OF AREA THU NIGHT. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL MOVE NW INTO THE AREA TONIGHT STALLING OVER THE NE WATERS S OF BERMUDA THU THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT MERGING WITH THE TROUGH SAT NIGHT...AND STALLING ALONG 27N SUN. $$ AMZ080-231530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT OVER THE WATERS N OF 26N E OF 70W THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 23N E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ FORECASTER NELSON