000 FZNT23 KNHC 060904 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 06 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. AMZ089-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS BY NOON TODAY. A TROUGH W OF THE MONA PASSAGE WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 61W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE E CARIBBEAN TODAY...THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED...AND W CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. 1010 MB LOW PRES E OF AREA NEAR 16N50W WILL MOVE NW INTO THE TROPICAL AREA NEAR 18N55W EARLY WED...NEAR 20N60W EARLY THU AND NEAR 21N65W FRI AFTERNOON WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION. TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW MOVES INTO E CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT...PASSING 70W BY FRI MORNING. A FOURTH TROPICAL WAVE ENTERS TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE THU AND E CARIBBEAN FRI. $$ AMZ082-061530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 06 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 84W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-061530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 06 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 12N TO 14N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS W PART TONIGHT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT THU AND FRI. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL THU AND FRI. .SAT...N OF 12N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-061530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 06 2009 .TODAY...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N CENTRAL WATERS INCLUDING MONA PASSAGE. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...W OF 68W FROM 12N TO 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-061530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 06 2009 .TODAY...FROM 10N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 13N. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...WITHIN 300 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART. .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. .SAT...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL EXTEND ALONG 27N THROUGH WED NIGHT. COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE THE GEORGIA COAST WED. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO 28N80W THU MORNING AND BECOME DIFFUSE ALONG 27N E OF THE BAHAMAS ON FRI. LOW PRES...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL MOVE NW TO NEAR 21N65W FRI AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN OVER SE WATERS SAT. $$ AMZ080-061530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 06 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 30N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 27N TO 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 21N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 70W AND SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 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 BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 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 6 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W. S OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...S OF 24N E OF 70W WINDS 20 KT IN ASSOCIATION WITH WEAKENING LOW PRES. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK