000 FZNT23 KNHC 131956 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 73W WILL MOVE W 15 KT TO ALONG 78W SUN...83W MON AND W OF THE GULF OF HONDURAS TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 62W WILL MOVE W 15 KT TO ALONG 67W SUN...73W MON...78W TUE...AND ALONG 84W WED. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 45W 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 55W LATE WED. $$ AMZ082-140330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 85W MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ084-140330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-140330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE AND NW WATERS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 16N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-140330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N. .SUN NIGHT AND 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. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...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. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FROM 29N71W TO 21N76W WILL MOVE WNW TO NW 10 KT APPROACHING THE E COAST OF FLORIDA SUN NIGHT AS IT DISSIPATES. ANOTHER TROUGH OR WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRUSH THE NE WATERS LATE SUN AND MON AND BECOME DIFFUSE TUE. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD BETWEEN THE TWO TROUGHS. $$ AMZ080-140330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...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 CANGIALOSI