000 FZNT23 KNHC 012114 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA HAS FORMED OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC NEAR 17.2N 57.3W 1007 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING W-NW AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. ERIKA WILL MOVE TO 17.7N 58.2W TONIGHT...18.4N 60.3W WED...19.1N 62.0W WED NIGHT...19.8N 63.8W THU...THEN W OF AREA FRI. ERIKA IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BUT EXPECTED TO REMAIN A TROPICAL STORM. $$ AMZ082-020330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 01 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-020330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 01 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-020330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 01 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ATLC PASSAGES. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PORTION. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 65W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH PASSAGES. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PORTION. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 14N E OF 67W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E OF 67W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 16N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT N OF 16N. W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-020330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 01 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 15N... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 105 NM NE AND 90 NM SE QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 90 NM SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 14N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE...90 NM SE...45 NM SW...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 120 NM SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT THU. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT WED BUILDING TO 22 FT THU. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 16N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR ERIKA. .FRI...N OF 20N W OF 64W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. N OF 17N W OF 58W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR ERIKA. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 17N W OF 62W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT OVER NE FLORIDA IS EXPECTED TO MEANDER THROUGH THE WEEK. TROPICAL STORM ERIKA SE OF AREA WILL MOVE INTO THE ZONE THU NIGHT AND TO NEAR 21.0N 66.5W FRI...23.0N 69.5W SAT...AND 25.0N 72.0W SUN. $$ AMZ080-020330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 01 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N E OF 73W THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 24N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT WED NIGHT AND THU. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL THU...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART WED NIGHT AND THU. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT LATE THU DECREASING TO 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT SUN. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT SUN. N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR ERIKA. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI