000 FZNT23 KNHC 182128 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 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. AMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO CENTRAL BELIZE LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE SE AND REACH EASTERN CUBA TO NEAR HONDURAS-NICARAGUA BORDER EARLY MON...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AND SHIFT NW THROUGH WED AS IT INTERACTS WITH A TROPICAL WAVE. TROPICAL WAVE AND ASSOCIATED WIND SURGE ALONG 80/81W WILL MERGE WITH COLD FRONT ACROSS NW AND FAR SW CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON AND CARVE OUT ELONGATED LOW PRES TROUGH ALONG ABOUT 82W...WITH POSSIBLE LOW PRES CENTER DEVELOPING WITHIN THIS TROUGH. TROUGH TO DRIFT N TO NW THROUGH THU. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 59W S OF 13N WILL ENTER SE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT...MOVE W ACROSS SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN MON THROUGH WED AND REACH SW CARIBBEAN LATE WED NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-190330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT W OF 85W. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT UP TO 15 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SE OF FRONT TO 81W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 81W E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SQUALLS AND TSTMS BETWEEN FRONT AND 80W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT EXCEPT UP TO 15 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE AND WED...W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE WED. E OF 83W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .THU AND FRI...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-190330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE MAINLY WESTERLY WINDS LESS THAN 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW OF 12W. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 12 W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N E OF 83W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 82N VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S TO SE 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 FT OR LESS S OF 12N THU. $$ AMZ086-190330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND WED...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-190330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 .TONIGHT... S OF 13N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 60W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 60W E TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT AREA WIDE IN MERGING N AND E SWELLS. $$ AMZ088-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N68W THROUGH CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA NEAR 22N78W LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE E AND REACH FROM 31N63W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE BY EARLY TUE THEN BECOME DIFFUSE TUE INTO WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS MID ATLC SEABOARD BEHIND FRONT. $$ AMZ080-190330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND N WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING N WINDS 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT NE AND E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT LESS THAN 10 KT BETWEEN FRONT AND 73W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT S OF 23N W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT S OF 23N W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND THU...N OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS IN NE SWELL AND 2 FT S OF 23N W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 25N W OF 74W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING