000 FZNT23 KNHC 192126 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT MON OCT 19 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. AMZ089-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON OCT 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...N PORTION OF TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS W CARIBBEAN HAS BEGUN TO MERGE WITH COLD FRONT FROM EASTERN CUBA TO N COAST OF HONDURAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS IT DRIFTS W THROUGH THU. BROAD 1007 MB LOW PRES OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN NEAR 11N80.5W WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND GRADUALLY LIFT N TO NW LATE IN THE WEEK. $$ AMZ082-200330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON OCT 19 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT AND UP TO 12 FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...EXCEPT E OF 82W SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N AND E SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALL BUT NW PORTIONS. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE WED. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. .SAT...E TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-200330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON OCT 19 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 81W N TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 13N W OF 81W NE TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 13N E OF 81W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 13N E OF 81W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-200330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON OCT 19 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 7 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-200330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON OCT 19 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 11N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 14N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON OCT 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N67W THROUGH EXTREME SE BAHAMAS TO E TIP OF CUBA WILL MOVE E AND EXTEND FROM 31N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT THEN BECOME DIFFUSE TUE INTO WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS MID ATLC SEABOARD BEHIND FRONT. $$ AMZ080-200330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON OCT 19 2009 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 240 NM NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 23N W OF BAHAMAS. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N W OF 74W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING