000 FZNT23 KNHC 291505 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 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. AMZ089-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE WILL REMAIN N OF AREA THROUGH FRI THEN BUILD SAT. $$ AMZ082-292130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-292130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FRI AND SAT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-292130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-292130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ088-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO NE FLORIDA WILL SHIFT SE AND OVERTAKE A DISSIPATING FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N70W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS BY EARLY WED. THE MERGED FRONT WILL REACH FROM 30N65W TO S FLORIDA BY EARLY THU...THEN WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS EAST BEFORE DISSIPATING EAST OF THE BAHAMAS BY EARLY FRI. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM BERMUDA TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ080-292130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N W OF 75W NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT HIGHEST SEAS E OF 70W. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOME SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN