000 FZNT23 KNHC 051501 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 05 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. AMZ089-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 83W WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 86W TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS BY TUE. A TROUGH ALONG 66W N OF 16N WILL DISSIPATE SOUTH OF HISPANIOLA TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 58W WILL ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND PASS THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED AND W CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. A THIRD TROPICAL ALONG 46W WILL REACH ALONG 55W TUE WITH THE SOUTHERN SEGMENT MOVING THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN WED THROUGH FRI WHILE THE N SEGMENT OF THE WAVE MOVES NW AS A TROUGH WITH EMBEDDED LOW PRES THROUGH TROPICAL ATLC FORECAST AREA. LOW IS NEAR 16N57W TUE...19N59W WED...20N63W THU AND MOVES NW OUT OF AREA FRI. $$ AMZ082-052130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 05 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .WED...N OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-052130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 05 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE 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. $$ AMZ086-052130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 05 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 15N W OF 71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N W OF 69W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 65W. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-052130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 05 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...FROM 10N TO 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N E OF SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .TONIGHT AND TUE...FROM 15N TO 20N E OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 10 N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE N OF 15N. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...WITHIN 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N NE TO WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE WINDS E OF TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH N OF 16N. .FRI..N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH ALONG 67W S OF 22N WILL PASS E THROUGH HISPANIOLA AND BECOME DIFFUSE ON WED. SOUTHERLY WINDS N OF THE RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL INCREASE TUE IN ADVANCE OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT PASSING OFFSHORE GEORGIA COAST BY WED MORNING. THE FRONT STRENGTHENS WED AND REACHES FROM BERMUDA TO 29N81W THU MORNING AND BECOMES DIFFUSE FRI MORNING FROM 27N65W TO 26N71W. LOW PRES TROUGH WITH EMBEDDED 1012 MB LOW MOVES INTO SE WATERS NEAR 21N66W FRI. $$ AMZ080-052130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 05 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BETWEEN 21N AND 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N E OF 70W. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N W OF 75W TUE AND N OF 30N W OF 68W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 21N W OF 71W TONIGHT AND TUE. 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 TO NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT OVER WATERS E OF 70W. FROM 27N TO 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 FT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W. S OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LL