000 FZNT23 KNHC 300216 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 42W WILL REACH ALONG 55W LATE THU AND ALONG 70W SUN. OTHERWISE A WEAK RIDGE WILL REMAIN N OF AREA THROUGH PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-300930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S PART TONIGHT. .THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-300930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 .TONIGHT 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 N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE FRI. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ086-300930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF S AMERICA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-300930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT BY LATE FRI. $$ AMZ088-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL MOVE E AND OVERTAKE A DISSIPATING FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N67W TO THE N BAHAMAS WED. THE MERGED FRONT WILL REACH FROM 30N65W TO SE FLORIDA THU THEN WEAKEN AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE E OF THE BAHAMAS ON FRI AND SAT. ANOTHER WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST AROUND SUNSET SAT REACHING FROM 31N74W TO THE NE BAHAMAS SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-300930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE 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 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 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 SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 1 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON