000 FZNT23 KNHC 180250 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 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. AMZ089-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS... LOW LEVEL TROUGH ALONG 83W MOVING W 10 KT WILL MERGE WITH APPROACHING COLD FRONT ALONG COASTS OF CENTRAL AMERICA NEXT 24 HOURS. A TROPICAL WAVE WITH ASSOCIATED WIND SURGE WAS ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN S OF JAMAICA THIS EVENING MOVING W 18 KT WILL INTERACT WITH COLD FRONT ACROSS THE NW AND FAR W CARIBBEAN MON. COLD FRONT FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NEAR N COAST OF YUCATAN THIS EVENING WILL REACH EASTERN CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS BY MON MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS THE TROPICAL WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 53W WILL MOVE ACROSS S HALF OF TROPICAL ATLC WATERS OVERNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN ACROSS WINDWARD ISLANDS AND SE CARIBBEAN SUN AFTERNOON THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ082-180930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EARLY BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE... EXCEPT UP TO 12 FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL W OF 86W. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 20N E OF 83W...BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT AREA WIDE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT FAR SE PORTIONS LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS E OF 85W. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT UP TO 15 FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL W OF 86W. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT BY SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE AND WED...W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 20N E OF 83W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT SE PORTIONS. $$ AMZ084-180930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST N OF 13N. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 78W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 82W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. .MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT E LATE. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 14N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-180930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2009 .TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 72W EARLY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT E OF 70W. .TUE AND WED...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-180930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. FROM 15N TO 09N E TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 09N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT HIGHEST S OF 12N. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 15N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS EVENING WILL MOVE ESE AND EXTEND FROM 31N68W TO E CUBA MON MORNING...THEN STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS SE U.S. BEHIND FRONT. $$ AMZ080-180930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EARLY BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT LESS THAN 10 KT S OF 23N W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT S OF 23N W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING