000 FZNT23 KNHC 020929 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED SEP 02 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. AMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERIKA AT 17.5N 57.6W 1004 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W-NW AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 50 GUSTS 60 KT. ERIKA MOVE TO 18.0N 58.7W TONIGHT...18.5N 60.2W THU NIGHT...19.0N 61.8W FRI NIGHT...19.5N 63.2W SAT NIGHT...THEN W OF AREA FRI. ERIKA FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN OVER NEXT 24 HOURS BUT EXPECTED TO REMAIN TROPICAL STORM. $$ AMZ082-021530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 02 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-021530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 02 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-021530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED SEP 02 2009 .TODAY...N OF 17N E OF 65W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT...HIGHER ACROSS ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 14N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 63W. .TONIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 66W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 66W. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 16N FROM 64W TO 69W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 64W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 64W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 17N PART. .SAT AND SUN....E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-021530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 02 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 16N... .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE...90 NM SE...50 NM NW QUADRANTS AND 30 SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE...120 NM SE...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 55 GUSTS 65 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 14N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS WITHIN 300 NM E AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF ERIKA. .FRI...N OF 19N W OF 62W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. N OF 17N W OF 62W SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 18N. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 17N W OF 62W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED SEP 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM 29N74W TO 22N77W EXPECTED TO DRIFT NW OVER FLORIDA BY FRI. TROPICAL STORM ERIKA SE OF AREA ENTERS SE PART EARLY FRI AND MOVE NW TO 20.3N 66.9W FRI NIGHT...22.0N 69.5W SAT NIGHT AND 24.0N 72.0W SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-021530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED SEP 02 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N E OF 75W THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN... .TODAY THROUGH THU...S OF 24N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT TONIGHT AND TO 33 KT THU. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 12 FT TONIGHT AND THU. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL THU EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART TONIGHT 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 55 GUSTS 65 KT THU NIGHT DIMINISH TO 45 GUSTS 55 KT BY LATE SUN. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDE TO 17 FT LATE SUN. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS NEAR ERIKA. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES