000 FZNT23 KNHC 181524 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 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. AMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS... TROPICAL WAVE WITH ASSOCIATED WIND SURGE ALONG 80W MERGE INTO COLD FRONT CROSSING YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS AFTERNOON. COLD FRONT CONTINUE TO MOVE SE ACROSS BASIN THEN STALL FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NE COAST OF NICARAGUA MON MORNING AND DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 56W S OF 13N ENTER EASTERN CARIBBEAN MON INTO WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU. $$ AMZ082-182130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT EXCEPT UP TO 15 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SQUALLS AND TSTMS E OF 82W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE AND WED...W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE WED. E OF 84W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF 20N. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT S OF 20N AND 2 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-182130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF WAVE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF WAVE N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 78W. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 11 W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-182130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND WED...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-182130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... S OF 13N E OF WAVE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 13N W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ088-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N70W TO 23N78W THIS AFTERNOON MOVE E AND REACH FROM 31N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE MON THEN BECOME DIFFUSE LATE TUE INTO WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS MID ATLC SEABOARD BEHIND FRONT. $$ AMZ080-182130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME N AT 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 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 3 FT S OF 23N W OF BAHAMAS. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT S OF 23N W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT S OF 23N W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND THU...N OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS IN NE SWELL AND 2 FT S OF 23N W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES