000 FZNT23 KNHC 081506 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 08 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. AMZ089-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 08 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION HENRI AT 19.8N 62.0W AT 1500 UTC MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 30 GUSTS TO 40 KT. HENRI IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN REMNANT LOW PRES NEAR 20.1N 63.5W LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND NEAR 20.2N 65.6W EARLY FRI THEN MOVE W OF AREA. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 74W WILL CONTINUE W THROUGH THE SW CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI NIGHT AND THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS SAT. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 54W WILL REACH ALONG 70W SAT...82W MON AND MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS TUE. $$ AMZ082-082130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 08 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-082130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 08 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 12N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-082130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 08 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 17N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART SAT. .MON...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-082130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 08 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...WITHIN 300 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF DEPRESSION WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF HENRI AND S OF 14N. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT OF HENRI REMNANT LOW SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 15N AND FAR NW PART. .FRI AND SAT...FROM 09N TO 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 08 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO NE FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM 27N65W TO 30N80W LATE TONIGHT AND BECOME DIFFUSE LATE FRI. THE REMNANTS OF HENRI WILL MOVE INTO SE WATERS FRI MORNING AND REACH NEAR 20N68W LATE FRI AND NEAR 20N70W SAT...THEN WEAKEN TO A TROUGH DRIFTING W THROUGH MON. THE NEXT COLD FRONT STALLS JUST NW OF AREA MON. $$ AMZ080-082130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 08 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 28N TO 22N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WITHIN 120 NM OF REMNANT HENRI LOW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE WATERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WITHIN 120 NM OF REMNANT HENRI LOW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE WATERS. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL MON. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/LEWITSKY