000 FZNT23 KNHC 190247 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM EAST CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS THIS EVENING WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE AND REACH EASTERN CUBA TO NEAR HONDURAS-NICARAGUA BORDER MON MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AND SHIFT NW THROUGH WED AS IT INTERACTS WITH A TROPICAL WAVE. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 81/82W WILL MERGE WITH COLD FRONT ACROSS NW AND FAR W CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON AND CARVE OUT ELONGATED LOW PRES TROUGH ALONG ABOUT 82/83W...WITH LOW PRES CENTER TO DEVELOP WITHIN THIS TROUGH. TROUGH AND LOW TO DRIFT N TO NW THROUGH THU. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 60W S OF 13N WILL ENTER SE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT...MOVE W ACROSS SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN MON THROUGH WED AND REACH SW CARIBBEAN LATE WED NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-190930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT UP TO 15 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SE OF FRONT TO 81W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SQUALLS AND TSTMS BETWEEN FRONT AND 78W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT EXCEPT UP TO 15 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE AND WED...W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE WED. E OF 83W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .THU AND FRI...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-190930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 13N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 13N VARIABLE MAINLY WESTERLY WINDS LESS THAN 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 13W. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 12 W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 12N W OF 78W. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 82N VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S TO SE 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 FT OR LESS S OF 12N THU. $$ AMZ086-190930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND WED...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-190930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 .TONIGHT... S OF 13N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 60W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 60W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 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 AND FRI...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT AREA WIDE IN MERGING N AND E SWELLS. $$ AMZ088-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N67W THROUGH SE BAHAMAS TO EAST CENTRAL CUBA NEAR 21N77W THIS EVENING WILL MOVE E AND REACH FROM 31N63W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE BY EARLY TUE THEN BECOME DIFFUSE TUE INTO WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS MID ATLC SEABOARD BEHIND FRONT. $$ AMZ080-190930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND N WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N OF 26N NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N AND NE OF BAHAMAS...UP TO 16 FT IN THE GULF STREAM...AND 5 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA NW OF FRONT S OF 26N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT IN THE GULF STREAM. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT TO 4 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. .FRI...N OF 25N W OF 74W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING