000 FZNT23 KNHC 301502 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 30 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. AMZ089-302130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 42W REACH ALONG 55W LATE THU AND ALONG 70W SUN. OTHERWISE WEAK RIDGE REMAIN N OF AREA THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ082-302130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-302130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT FRI THROUGH SUN. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT BY LATE FRI. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ086-302130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF S AMERICA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-302130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ088-302130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 27N80W WILL MOVE SE AND WEAKEN...STALLING FROM 31N65W TO S FLORIDA THU. THE FRONT BECOMES DIFFUSE FRI...WITH THE REMNANT BOUNDARY LIFTING N LATE FRI INTO SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ALONG 26N LATE FRI THROUGH SAT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA COAST LATE SAT REACHING FROM 31N74W TO THE NE BAHAMAS LATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-302130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N W OF 75W NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE TONIGHT. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 70W THROUGH EVENING. .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 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 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 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN