000 FZNT23 KNHC 010942 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 01 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. AMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 81W MOVE W OF AREA WED. TROPICAL LOW PRES JUST E OF AREA NEAR 16N57W 1007 MB MOVING NW AT 11 KT. LOW PRES FORECAST TO TRACK W-NW...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...THROUGH NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC TO NEAR 17N58W TONIGHT...NEAR 20N60W WED NIGHT...AND NEAR 20N64W THU NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INTO SE CORNER OF SW N ATLC FRI NIGHT AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-011530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 01 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-011530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 01 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 11N FRO 77W TO 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-011530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 01 2009 .TODAY...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT ATLC PASSAGES. SEAS 6 FT N OF 14N BUILD TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL NEAR ATLC PASSAGES AND 4 FT S OF 14N. ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 64W. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ATLC PASSAGES. SEAS 5 FT N OF 14N EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL ATLC PASSAGES AND 3 FT S OF 14N. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PORTION. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 15N FROM 67W TO 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW NE PORTION BECOMING E TO SE FRI. SEAS 5 FT W OF 66W AND 3 FT E OF 66W WITH SEAS TO 7 FT NE PORTION SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE SAT. $$ AMZ087-011530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 01 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N FROM 57W TO 60W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. N OF 16N E OF 57W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 10N TO 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 10N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 12N. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SHIFT SE E OF 60W. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 17N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 10N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 17N. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 17N W OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE FRI. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N W OF 57W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE FRI. N OF 16N E OF 57W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NUMEROUS TO SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART. $$ AMZ088-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT NW OF AREA START MOVING SE LATE TONIGHT AND STALL ACROSS NW BAHAMAS WED THROUGH SAT. TROUGH FROM 30N72W TO 20N74W MOVE NW TOWARDS FRONT...REACHING IT BY WED AND MERGING. TROPICAL LOW PRES WELL SE OF AREA EXPECTED TO TRACK NW AS POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE REACHING SE PORTION LATE THU AND TO NEAR SE BAHAMAS FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ080-011530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 01 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 23N E OF 72W SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT E OF 68W LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ACROSS BAHAMAS. .THU...FROM 21N TO 25N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS SE AND W PORTIONS. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 27N FROM 67W TO 74W NE TO WINDS INCREASE TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF 67W SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS SE PART FRI ...SPREADING ACROSS SE BAHAMAS LATE FRI INTO SAT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES