000 FZNT23 KNHC 040224 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 75W WILL MOVE W TO 82W SUN AND MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS MON. A TROUGH N OF 15N ALONG 58W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES NW THROUGH THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS SUN INTO MON. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 15N ALONG 50W WILL REACH ALONG 55W SUN AND ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN LATE MON AND PASS THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-040930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 03 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...S OF 20N W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-040930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 03 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...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. $$ AMZ086-040930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 03 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 780W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-040930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 03 2009 .TONIGHT 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 SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF TROUGH. .MON NIGHT THROUGH 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. .THU...FROM 10N TO 20N E OF 58W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD N OF 28N ALONG 78W WILL BE OVERCOME BY A COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE GEORGIA TONIGHT REACHING ALONG 31N70W TO 28N79W LATE SUN. THE WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL FROM 31N69W TO 28N79W LATE MON THEN MOVE N IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE N WATERS WED INTO THU. $$ AMZ080-040930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 03 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N E OF 75W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 73W. .MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND THU...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 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. $$ FORECASTER NELSON