000 FZNT23 KNHC 131443 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 13 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. AMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 72W WILL MOVE W 15 KT TO ALONG 78W SUN...83W MON AND W OF THE GULF OF HONDURAS TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 61W WILL MOVE W 15 KT TO ALONG 67W SUN...73W MON...78W TUE...AND ALONG 84W WED. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 44W IS EXPECTED TO MOVE W 15 KT TO ALONG 55W MON...ALONG 61W TUE AND ALONG 66W WED. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE FAR E ATLC WILL REACH ALONG 55W LATE WED. $$ AMZ082-132130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 17N. $$ AMZ084-132130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W 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. $$ AMZ086-132130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...S OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N WITHIN 240 NM E OF WAVE. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 16N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-132130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN E SWELL FAR E WATERS. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE WATERS. .TUE AND WED...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ088-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FROM 28N68W TO 21N74W WILL MOVE WNW 10 KT APPROACHING THE E COAST OF FLORIDA SUN NIGHT AS IT WEAKENS. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD W ACROSS AREA ALONG 26N IN WAKE OF TROUGH. $$ AMZ080-132130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 360 NM E AND 150 NM W OF TROUGH. .SUN...S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 68W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N W OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE 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. .TUE AND WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/CANGIALOSI