000 FZNT23 KNHC 122108 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...TROUGH FROM 19N65W TO 17N68W TO 16N74W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 84W MOVE THROUGH GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT AND TUE. TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA WILL MOVE TO 55W TUE NIGHT AND E CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT AND NEAR 72W FRI. $$ AMZ082-122130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 83W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-122130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-122130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 13N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-122130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE TO 20 KT E OF TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILD 6 TO 8 FT E OF WAVE AXIS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF WAVE AXIS. .SAT...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 29N SHIFT S TO 27N TUE AS COLD FRONT MOVE E THROUGH NW WATERS TONIGHT TO 28N65W TO 27N70W THEN LIFTING N AS WARM FRONT TO 31N81W WED MORNING. WARM FRONT MOVES NE THROUGH WATERS N OF 29N E OF 70W BY THU MORNING WITH NEW COLD FRONT MOVING TO FAR NW WATERS. THIS COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVES TO 31N78W TO 30N82W FRI MORNING AND TO 31N73W TO 28N81W SAT MORNING. $$ AMZ080-122130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NW TO N NW OF COLD FRONT AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 180 NM E OF COLD FRONT N OF 30N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...SW OF WARM FRONT N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG WARM FRONT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N W OF SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING NW W OF COLD FRONT AND EXCEPT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF WARM FRONT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF COLD FRONT N OF 29N. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN ISOLATED EMBEDDED TSTMS ALONG WARM FRONT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG COLD FRONT. .SAT...NW OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF COLD FRONT N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN 300 NM E OF COLD FRONT. FROM 26N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG COLD FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK