000 FZNT23 KNHC 270902 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...CORRECTED AMZ080 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 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. AMZ089-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN ATLC HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA AND LOW PRES OVER NORTHERN S AMERICA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL THEN BE CONFINED TO S OF HISPANIOLA WED THROUGH THU AS LOW PRES OVER S AMERICA SHIFTS MORE TO THE N...WITH FRESH BREEZE ELSEWHERE. WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH ACROSS ALL AREAS FRI THROUGH SAT AS THE ATLC HIGH DISSIPATES. $$ AMZ082-271530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2009 .TODAY...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 82W. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 88W. $$ AMZ084-271530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT ON THU. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. $$ AMZ086-271530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 15N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA WED EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-271530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 15N. E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE BASIN TODAY. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE ON THU AS A LARGE AREA OF MID LATITUDE LOW PRES MOVES BY JUST TO THE NE OF THE AREA THU THROUGH FRI. LARGE N TO NE SWELL GENERATED BY THE LOW WILL PROPAGATE THROUGH THE AREA FRI THROUGH SAT. MEANWHILE A SERIES OF WEAK COLD FRONTS WILL STALL OUT AND DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. $$ AMZ080-271530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 78W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE 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. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL THU NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL FRI NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 29N W OF 79W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT W OF FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 24N E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY