000 FZNT23 KNHC 130227 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008 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. AMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE CONTINUES MOVING AWAY FROM AREA WITH ASSOCIATED WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN DIMINISHING. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 70W WILL MOVE W 15 KT TO ALONG 76W SAT...81W SUN AND THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS MON. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 59W WILL MOVE W 15 KT TO ALONG 64W SAT...69W SUN...73W MON...AND 78W TUE. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE IN E ATLC WILL MOVE W AT 18 KT TO ALONG 55W LATE SUN NIGHT AND ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN ALONG 62W TUE. $$ AMZ082-130930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS GULF OF HONDURAS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 17N. $$ AMZ084-130930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-130930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 70W. .SUN THROUGH WED...S OF 16N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-130930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE WATERS. .TUE AND WED...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ088-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM 28N71W TO 20N73W WILL MOVE W NW THROUGH CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND SAT. THE TROUGH IS THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE NW AND EVENTUALLY N SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON ALONG THE E COAST OF FLORIDA. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD W ACROSS AREA ALONG 26N IN WAKE OF TROUGH. $$ AMZ080-130930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM E OF TROUGH. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 360 NM E AND 120 NM W OF TROUGH. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF 77W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 25N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI/COBB