000 FZNT23 KNHC 132047 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS... A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 58W WILL MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN WED AND THEN THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI...AND W CARIBBEAN LATE FRI AND SAT. COLD FRONT ENTERS YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE SAT AND EXTENDS FROM 21N78W TO 18N88W LATE SUN. $$ AMZ082-140330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT THU. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N AND INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT....BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. .SUN...NW OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF COLD FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-140330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 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 VARIABLE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 11N. .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. .SUN...N OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-140330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 13N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT E OF 70W. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-140330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N AND NE SWELL THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 14N. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 18 E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 12N TO 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N OF 12N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ088-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS... A RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL SHIFT TO THE S AS A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 29N81W MOVES S TONIGHT EVENTUALLY STALLING OUT AND BECOMING DIFFUSE WED FROM 28N65W TO 31N80W. A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST FRI AND EXTENDS FROM 31N76W TO 28N81W LATE FRI AND FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE SAT. FRONT STALLS FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS SUN. $$ AMZ080-140330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT N OF FRONT. 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 SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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 THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT E OF 75W 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 4 TO 7 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. .SUN...S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER COBB