000 FZNT23 KNHC 250922 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 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. AMZ089-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE N OF AREA WEAKEN SAT NIGHT AND SUN THEN REBUILD E OF 70W MON THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-251530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 .TODAY...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 18N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-251530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 .TODAY...N OF 11N E OF 77W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 FT AND 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 77W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N OF 11N E OF 77W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-251530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 15N E OF 66W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 66W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF 66W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...S OF 15N W OF 66W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 15N E OF 66W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-251530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH N OF 25N ALONG 65W DRIFT W AND DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF COLD FRONT MOVING S OVER CENTRAL ATLC. FRONT STALL S OF BERMUDA THROUGH SAT THEN SHIFT E OF AREA. RIDGE BUILD FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BEHIND FRONT SAT. RIDGE SHIFT S AND EXTEND ALONG 26N LATE MON ALLOWING COLD FRONT TO MOVE OVER NW WATERS EARLY TUE AND MOVE TO 31N68W TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS LATE TUE. $$ AMZ080-251530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 25 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 THROUGH 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 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT IN THE LEE OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT W WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N E OF 73W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT WITH NE SWELL. S OF 28N W OF 73W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES