000 FZNT23 KNHC 232101 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY WILL WEAKEN FURTHER SUNDAY THEN CHANGE LITTLE MONDAY. TROPICAL WAVE S OF 15N ALONG 50W WILL MOVE WEST 15 KT TO OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC THURSDAY AND FRIDAY THEN OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY REACHING NEAR 75W MONDAY. $$ AMZ082-240330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-240330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 77W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 77W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITH NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY W OF 80W. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 11N NORTHERLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-240330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 15N E OF 66W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 66W AND 3 TO 4 FT E OF 66W. .SUN AND MON...W OF 66W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ AMZ087-240330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH NORTH OF 25N ALONG 65W WILL DRIFT WEST AND WEAKEN OVER THE NE WATERS AND DISSIPATE FRIDAY. COLD FRONT MOVE OVER THE NORTH PORTIONS LATE FRI AND FRI NIGHT. RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT SATURDAY WILL MOVE EAST SUNDAY AND MONDAY. $$ AMZ080-240330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT THURSDAY AND N 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN THE LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N E OF 70W. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH NE SWELL. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .MON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT IN THE LEE OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LL