000 FZNT23 KNHC 040902 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 04 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. AMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 76W WILL MOVE W TO 81W THIS EVENING AND MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS BY TUE MORNING. A TROUGH FROM 21N58W TO 14N60W WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NW THROUGH THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS TODAY INTO MON. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 16N ALONG 52W WILL ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN MON AND PASS THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN BY WED AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE WILL CROSS 55W BY WED AND SLOWLY MOVE NW THROUGH THE AREA THU. $$ AMZ082-041530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 04 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...S OF 20N W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-041530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 04 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE TODAY AND TONIGHT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 78W 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. $$ AMZ086-041530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 04 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-041530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 04 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING BRIEFLY TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF TROUGH AND ALSO E OF TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 8. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND TROPICAL WAVE. .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. $$ AMZ088-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 30N67W TO 21N67W TO N OF AREA WILL BE PUSHED E OF ZONE BY MON MORNING BY A COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE GEORGIA AND REACHING 31N74W TO 30N81W LATE TONIGHT. THE WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL REMAIN N OF 30N AND SHIFT E OF AREA BY LATE MON. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE N WATERS WED INTO THU. $$ AMZ080-041530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 04 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 67W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 30N E OF 67W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E WINDS 15 KT TONIGHT. 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 N OF 27N 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 SCHAUER CLARK