000 FZNT23 KNHC 222117 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT THU OCT 22 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. AMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU OCT 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES OVER SW CARIBBEAN REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH FRI THEN BEGIN TO DRIFT NORTHWARD FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE NW BAHAMAS. LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES CONTINUE OVER AREA THROUGH FRI INCREASE TO FRESH BREEZE NEAR COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA LATE FRI THROUGH SUN AS AREA OF LOW PRES OVER SW CARIBBEAN DRIFTS N. $$ AMZ082-230330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU OCT 22 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 18N E OF 80W BECOMING SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 78W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 20N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 20N...AND 2 TO 3 FT REMAINDER OF AREA. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 80W. .MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 84W N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF 84W 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-230330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU OCT 22 2009 .TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 12N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N W OF 81W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 80W S TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 12N. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 82W SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 79W. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 80W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 80W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 78W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 78W. $$ AMZ086-230330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU OCT 22 2009 .TONIGHT...FROM 10N TO 14N W OF 72W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 15N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 12N ...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 12N. $$ AMZ087-230330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU OCT 22 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 15N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 12N. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU OCT 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS WILL SLIDE E OF AREA BY SAT MORNING AS A LOW PRES TROUGH OVER THE SE BAHAMAS MOVES NW TOWARDS THE FLORIDA E COAST. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS SAT AFTERNOON...AND EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO S FLORIDA SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE E AND REACH FROM 31N77W TO NEAR THE NW BAHAMAS BY LATE SUN AS IT BECOMES STATIONARY AND BEGINS TO BECOME DIFFUSE WHILE THE TROUGH PASSES JUST E OF FLORIDA AND MERGES WITH THE FRONT. A WEAK RIDGE WILL THEN EXTEND FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY TUE. $$ AMZ080-230330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU OCT 22 2009 .TONIGHT...FROM 23N TO 28N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 67W AND 74W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 28N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...FROM 24N TO 29N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST BETWEEN 72W AND BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS FROM 23N TO 27N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE W OF 70W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT NW TO N 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT FROM 23N TO 27N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 23N...EXCEPT W OF FRONT 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E OF 68W 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 28N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 71W E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W PORTION. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE