000 FZNT23 KNHC 241523 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 24 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. AMZ089-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN BASIN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ082-242130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-242130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 77W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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. $$ AMZ086-242130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 15N E OF 66W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 66W AND 3 TO 4 FT E OF 66W. .SUN AND MON...W OF 66W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ AMZ087-242130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 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. $$ AMZ088-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH N OF 25N ALONG 65W WILL DRIFT W AND DISSIPATE FRI...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC. THE FRONT WILL STALL S OF BERMUDA FRI NIGHT AND SAT THEN SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA. A RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BEHIND FRONT SAT. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT S AND EXTEND E TO W ALONG 26N LATE MON ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OVER THE NW WATERS MON NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-242130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE TONIGHT 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 TO SE 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 10 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 SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT IN THE LEE OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/CHRISTENSEN