000 FZNT23 KNHC 120307 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 11 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. AMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG 75W MOVING W BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 80W MOVE W TO 83W MON AND THROUGH GULF OF HONDURAS MON NIGHT AND TUE. TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA MOVE W TO ALONG 55W TUE NIGHT AND E CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT REACHING NEAR 72W FRI. $$ AMZ082-120930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 11 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-120930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 11 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS TONIGHT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-120930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 11 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 13N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-120930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 11 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE TO 20 KT E OF TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT E OF WAVE AXIS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF WAVE AXIS. $$ AMZ088-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 29N81W DISSIPATE TONIGHT. RIDGE ALONG 29N SHIFT S TO 27N TUE ALLOWING COLD FRONT MOVE E THROUGH NORTHERN WATERS TUE NIGHT REACHING E OF BERMUDA EARLY WED THEN STALLING WED NIGHT AND LIFTING N AS WARM FRONT THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ080-120930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 11 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 21N. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NE 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...N OF WARM FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 27N S OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WIDESPREAD RAIN ISOLATED EMBEDDED TSTMS ALONG WARM FRONT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES