000 FZNT23 KNHC 200857 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 20 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. AMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS... STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE CARIBBEAN FROM HAITI TO CABO GRACIAS A DIOS NICARAGUA WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE. BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS IT DRIFTS NORTHWESTWARD. WEAK TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 65W WILL ENTER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE MORNING AND WILL BE ABSORBED BY THE LOW PRES OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN LATE THU. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WILL REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE WED AND THE E CARIBBEAN LATE THU. $$ AMZ082-201530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE WED. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 17N W 82W LATE FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 17N W 82W LATE FRI. .SAT...S OF 18N W OF 80W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N E OF 82W AND 2 TO 3 FT REMAINDER OF AREA. $$ AMZ084-201530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 11 W OF 82W NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS. .THU AND FRI...E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 13N LATE FRI. W OF 80 NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 82W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-201530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-201530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED...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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 14N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N65W TO 20N72W WILL MOVE LITTLE S OF 23N...WHILE N OF 23N WILL CONTINUE MOVING E THROUGH TUE MORNING THEN BECOME DIFFUSE TUE THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS MID ATLC SEABOARD BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-201530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N AND NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 23N W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS....EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .THU...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR