000 FZNT23 KNHC 231508 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NW ATLC WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TRADES OVER THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEK. VERY ACTIVE WEATHER WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU. TWO CONSECUTIVE TROUGHS WILL MOVE NW ACROSS THE ATLC WATERS N OF 17N E OF 65W TODAY THROUGH THU. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 15N ALONG 46/47W THIS MORNING WILL REACH ALONG 55W THU EVENING... ALONG 61W FRI EVENING...67/68W SAT EVENING...AND INTO W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN. $$ AMZ082-232130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-232130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 12N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL...BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MAINLY W OF 80W. .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. $$ AMZ086-232130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 66W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 68W TODAY. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 16N W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-232130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR N OF 18N E OF 60W. .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. $$ AMZ088-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH N OF 27N ALONG 80W WILL DRIFT W AND INLAND THIS EVENING. ANOTHER TROUGH N OF 24N ALONG 63/64W THIS MORNING WILL MOVE WNW INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND STALL OVER THE NE WATERS S OF BERMUDA LATE THU AND FRI...THEN MERGE WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO N PORTIONS OF THE AREA FRI AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-232130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE 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 STRIPLING