000 FZNT23 KNHC 121440 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 12 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. AMZ089-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 17N55W TO 18N63W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE EARLY TONIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 84W WILL MOVE THROUGH GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT AND EARLY TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA WILL MOVE TO 55W TUE NIGHT AND ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN EARLY WED NIGHT REACHING ALONG 76W SUNRISE SAT. $$ AMZ082-122130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-122130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-122130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 13N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-122130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT E OF TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT E OF WAVE AXIS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF WAVE AXIS. $$ AMZ088-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 30N81W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 27N TUE AS A COLD FRONT RACES E THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS PASSING E OF BERMUDA LATE TUE NIGHT THEN STALLING WED AND LIFTING N AS WARM FRONT WED NIGHT AND THU. A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS FRI NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-122130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. FROM 27N TO 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 27N TO 24N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND THU...N OF WARM FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N S OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WIDESPREAD RAIN ISOLATED EMBEDDED TSTMS ALONG WARM FRONT. .FRI...NW OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON