000 FZNT23 KNHC 181500 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 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. AMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE E TRADES WILL GENERALLY PREVAIL ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH FRESHENING TRADES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN SAT THROUGH TUE. A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL LOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TODAY WILL SHIFT W-SW THROUGH SUN TO MAINTAIN UNSTABLE CONDITIONS AND ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF THE W HALF OF THE BASIN. $$ AMZ082-182130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 83W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S OF 18N E OF 78W...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-182130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 12N E OF 80W...E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING NE BY SUNSET. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W...VARIABLE MAINLY E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS GRADUALLY BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-182130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 15N W OF 65W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-182130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 59W...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 16N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 18N E OF 60W...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 15N E OF 60W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM 31N71W TO THE NW BAHAMAS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND SHIFT NW AND INTO FLORIDA OVER THE WEEKEND. THE REMNANTS OF FRED... LOCATED NEAR 25N66W THIS MORNING...WILL MOVE W-NW ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND ACROSS OR TO THE N OF THE NW BAHAMAS AND INTO THE E COAST OF FLORIDA MON THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-182130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH TO 25N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF TROUGH TO 70W AND S OF 25N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. EXCEPT WITHIN 150 NM OF REMNANTS OF FRED... WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 74W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 74W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. EXCEPT WITHIN 120 NM OF REMNANTS OF FRED...WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 74W. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 75W...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 75W...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING