000 FZNT23 KNHC 241533 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD TROUGH OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN WILL DRIFT W TONIGHT AND MOVE W OF THE AREA SUN. WEAK ATLC HIGH PRES WILL SUPPORT GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES ACROSS THE AREA LATE MON THROUGH WED. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL APPROACH 55W MON NIGHT. AND WILL WEAKEN AS IT APPROACHES THE LEEWARD ISLANDS LATE TUE INTO WED. $$ AMZ082-242130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. .MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W PORTION THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ084-242130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .MON...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 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. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. $$ AMZ086-242130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 17N W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT ON TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT TUE. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 12N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 12N. $$ AMZ087-242130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH NW BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL MOVE WNW. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA TONIGHT THE TROUGH WILL MERGE WITH FRONT LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY SUN. THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM 31N78W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SUN THROUGH MON. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST TUE AND WILL WILL DRIFT NW WED. $$ AMZ080-242130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 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 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER JL/DGS