000 FZNT23 KNHC 030902 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 03 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. AMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 68W WILL MOVE W TO 80W BY MON MORNING AND THROUGH CENTRAL AMERICA TUE. A TROUGH N OF 13N WILL MOVE NW THROUGH THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS OVER THE WEEKEND. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 15N ALONG 46W WILL REACH EASTERN WATERS SUN...MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN BY TUE AND PASS THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED. $$ AMZ082-031530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 03 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...S OF 20N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-031530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 03 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 13N TONIGHT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT....EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-031530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 03 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-031530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 03 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING BRIEFLY TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS E PART TODAY. .TUE AND WED...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM 31N79W TO 26N80W WILL DRIFT NE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS EARLY SUN MORNING. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE FROM 31N75W TO 26N76W LATE TONIGHT. BY MON MORNING...THE COLD FRONT WILL LIE FROM 31N69W TO 29N75W AND THE TROUGH WILL BE FROM 31N63W TO 30N63W. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE E THROUGH N WATERS MON AND TUE IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERING NW WATERS WED. $$ AMZ080-031530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 03 2009 .TODAY...N OF BAHAMAS E OF TROUGH TO 72W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF TROUGH W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. .TONIGHT...N OF 29N WITHIN 480 NM E OF FRONT S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN THROUGH MON...BETWEEN FRONT AND TROUGH N OF 29N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT AND SHIFTING TO W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT WELL E OF FRONT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS WED. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK