000 FZNT23 KNHC 071503 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 07 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. AMZ089-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM HENRI AT 18.9N 57.4W AT 1500 UTC MOVING W-NW AT 13 KT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT WILL MOVE W-NW THROUGH TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE REACHING 19.6N 59.2W THIS EVENING AND WEAKEN TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION THU MORNING NEAR 20.6N 61.2W. THE REMNANT LOW WILL MOVE TO 21.2N 62.7W THU EVENING AND 21.2N64.2W EARLY FRI MORNING BEFORE BECOMING A TROUGH N OF AREA. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 68W MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AND THE WEST CARIBBEAN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE NOW ALONG 48W WILL APPROACH TROPICAL ATLC ZONE THURSDAY AND INTO EAST CARIBBEAN FRIDAY PASSING 70W SATURDAY AND MOVING INTO WEST CARIBBEAN SUNDAY. $$ AMZ082-072130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 07 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-072130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 07 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 12N E OF 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL THU AND FRI. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 12N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-072130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 07 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W S OF 15N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-072130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 07 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 17N E OF 61W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF HENRI MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 GUST TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NE AND 90 NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS E OF HENRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS WITHIN 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF HENRI. .THU...WITHIN 120 NE E SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF HENRI. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT OF REMNANT LOW HENRI WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N AND FAR NW PART. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 19N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 28N THROUGH TONIGHT WHEN COLD FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE GEORGIA COAST AND REACHES FROM BERMUDA TO DAYTONA BEACH FL EARLY THU BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE ALONG 26N E OF THE BAHAMAS FRI. NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES NW WATERS SUN. $$ AMZ080-072130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 07 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT W OF 72W AND SHIFT NE N OF FRONT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT W OF 75W. FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT S THU. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NE THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF 72W. S OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 70W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 70W. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART. $$ FORECASTER LL