000 FZNT23 KNHC 191511 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 19 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. AMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...ALLOWING FOR FRESHENING TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND SUN...PERSISTING INTO WED. OTHERWISE MODERATE TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MID WEEK. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE SLOWLY W INTO CENTRAL AMERICA AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN NIGHT...AND HELP TO MAINTAIN CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN W OF 76W THROUGH EARLY MON. A TROPICAL LOW NEAR 13.5N42W WILL MOVE W-NW TO NW OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND REMAIN E OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC. $$ AMZ082-192130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 78W...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-192130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 76W... MOVING W OF 80W TONIGHT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 12N E OF 80W...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-192130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NE PORTIONS. .SUN THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 65W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E NEAR ANTILLES WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-192130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 14N...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL...HIGHEST NE. S OF 14N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS W PORTIONS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...N OF 15N E OF 60W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 18N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM 31N73W THROUGH THE NW BAHAMAS TO OFFSHORE OF THE NORTHERN FLORIDA KEYS WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT NW INTO SE FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON. LOW PRES 1013 MB NEAR 27N69W...THE REMNANTS OF FRED...IS EMBEDDED WITHIN A TROUGH STRETCHING FROM 30N69W TO 22N71W...MOVING W 12 KT. THIS COMPLEX WILL MOVE WNW TO ALONG 73W THIS EVENING...THEN WEAKEN AS IT REACHES THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SUN. THE WEAKENED TROUGH WILL THEN MOVE W INTO THE E COAST OF FLORIDA MON THROUGH WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA BEHIND THIS TROUGH TUE INTO WED. $$ AMZ080-192130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. E OF TROUGH TO 72W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 72W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF LOW...WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT WITHIN 210 NM OF LOW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW. SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE E OF 72W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 75W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 75W...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 75W. .MON...W OF 78W...NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 78W... SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 75W. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING