000 FZNT23 KNHC 131500 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 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. AMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS... A TROPICAL WAVE FROM 14N TO 8N ALONG 58W WILL MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND THEN THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU AND THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-132130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT THU. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-132130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-132130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 13N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-132130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT E OF TROUGH THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N OF 18 N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N N OF 11N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ088-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS... A RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL SHIFT TO THE S AS A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 29N81W TO 31N76W MOVES SE TODAY EVENTUALLY STALLING OUT AND BECOMING DIFFUSE TONIGHT INTO WED. A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST LATE THU AND EXTENDS FROM 29N80W TO 31N72W ON FRI AND THEN FROM CUBA TO 31N71W ON SAT. $$ AMZ080-132130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 26N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 75W. .WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 70W .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT THU NIGHT AND FRI. S OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT AND FRI. S OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY