000 FZNT23 KNHC 150909 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON SEP 15 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. AMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON SEP 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 83W WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT AND TUE. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 72W WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 77W TUE...83W WED...AND W OF THE AREA THU. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE WAVE E OF AREA ALONG 54W WILL MOVE TO ALONG 59W TUE...65W WED...71W THU AND 77W FRI. A FOURTH TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO REACH ALONG55W LATE THU AND INTO E CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-151530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N W OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 17N. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 19N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-151530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 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 IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W TODAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-151530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-151530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TODAY...FROM 16N TO 20N E OF 60W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ088-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON SEP 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH FROM 32N62W TO 28N65W WILL REACH FROM 28N65W TO 22N69W TONIGHT THEN DRIFT NW TO ALONG 31N65W TO 25N72W WED AND 31N68W TO 25N75W THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS WED REACHING FROM 31N75W TO 28N80W THU AND MERGE WITH THE TROUGH ALONG 31N75W 27N80W FRI. $$ AMZ080-151530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TODAY...N OF 25N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF TROUGH E OF 70W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 25N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF TROUGH E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .THU...N OF 25N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. $$ FORECASTER NELSON