000 FZNT23 KNHC 230925 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 23 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. AMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT AND WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT NORTHWARD BY SUN IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NW BAHAMAS. LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TODAY...INCREASING TO FRESH BREEZE NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA LATE TODAY THROUGH SUN AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL APPROACH THE LEEWARD ISLANDS EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ082-231530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 23 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 78W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BETWEEN 80W AND 85W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 85W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. .SUN...S OF 20N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 20N...AND 2 TO 3 FT REMAINDER OF AREA. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. .MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 84W N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF 84W 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W PORTION. $$ AMZ084-231530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 23 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W TO NW TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 12N E OF 78W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS ON SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 10N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 10N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 81W. $$ AMZ086-231530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 23 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 15N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 12N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 12N. $$ AMZ087-231530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 23 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE N OF THE WATERS WILL SLIDE NE OF AREA BY SAT MORNING AS A LOW PRES TROUGH OVER THE SE BAHAMAS MOVES NW TOWARDS THE E FLORIDA COAST. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS LATE SAT NIGHT...AND WILL EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO SE FLORIDA BY SUN. THE FRONT WILL SLOW AND STALL OUT N OF THE BAHAMAS LATE SUN INTO MON AS THE TROUGH PASSES JUST E OF FLORIDA AND MERGES WITH THE STATIONARY FRONT. A WEAK RIDGE WILL THEN EXTEND FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE MON INTO EARLY TUE WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE NW WATERS BY LATE TUE. $$ AMZ080-231530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 23 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 26N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 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 NW 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 NW 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. NW 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 LEWITSKY