000 FZNT23 KNHC 202116 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS... DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT CENTRAL CUBA TO NEAR 18N88W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT AS A LARGE AND ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRES EXTENDING FROM THE EXTREME W CARIBBEAN SSE ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA...THE EXTREME SW CARIBBEAN AND INTO THE TROPICAL E PACIFIC MEANDERS ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SOME SLOW AND GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IN THE ORGANIZATION OF THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS IT DRIFTS NORTHWARD. $$ AMZ082-210330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE AND E SWELL. N OF 18N E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 85W AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF 18N E OF 85W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...EASTERLY WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWER S ISOLATED TSTMS W HALF. .THU THROUGH AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 17N W 82W LATE FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 20N...3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 17N W 82W LATE FRI. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N W OF 82W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 20N E OF 82W AND 2 TO 3 FT REMAINDER OF AREA. $$ AMZ084-210330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 12N W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N E OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N W OF 82W NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS. .THU THROUGH 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 6 TO 7 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 AND SUN...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. $$ AMZ086-210330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-210330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 17N TO 10N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 10N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT SUN N OF 15N E OF 60W. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT S HALF SUN. $$ AMZ088-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 27N65W THROUGH CENTRAL BAHAMAS THEN STATIONARY TO CENTRAL CUBA NEAR 22N79W WILL DRIFT SLOWLY W AND BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE SE U.S. WILL SLIDE E TO NEAR BERMUDA BY FRI. $$ AMZ080-210330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT TO 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N AND NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT 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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 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 THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING