000 FZNT23 KNHC 240910 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 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. AMZ089-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRES OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH LATE SAT AND WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT NW BY SUN IN RESPONSE TO A WEAKENING FRONT THAT MOVES ACROSS S CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THE NW BAHAMAS. WEAK ATLC HIGH PRES WILL SUPPORT GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES ACROSS THE AREA LATE MON THROUGH WED. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL APPROACH 55W FROM THE E MON NIGHT...AND WILL WEAKEN AS IT APPROACHES THE NE S AMERICA COAST AND LEEWARD ISLANDS LATE TUE INTO WED. $$ AMZ082-241530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 3 FT REMAINDER OF AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. .MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT FAR NE PORTION 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W PORTION THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ084-241530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL TONIGHT. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .MON...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 79W SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. $$ AMZ086-241530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N BETWEEN 66W AND 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 70W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 17N W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT ON TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT ON TUE. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT ON TUE. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 12N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 12N. $$ AMZ087-241530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT N OF 15N E OF 59W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL ON TUE. .WED...FROM 14N TO 21N E OF 59W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OF HIGH PRES JUST N OF 31N WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRES EXTENDING FROM 27N77W NEAR GREAT ABACO ISLAND IN THE NW BAHAMAS TO 20N75W NEAR SE CUBA. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA LATER TODAY AND THE TROUGH WILL MERGE WITH THIS FRONT AS IT MOVES TO THE NW. THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE NW PORTION ON SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST ON EARLY TUE AND WILL EXTEND FROM 31N78W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA TUE...AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM 31N71W TO NE FLORIDA WED. $$ AMZ080-241530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N W OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT W OF THE BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 22N AND 3 TO 6 FT S OF 22N IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT BETWEEN 66W AND 75W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 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 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS EXCEPT S OF 25N E OF 68W 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF FRONT N OF 26N AND W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 71W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY