000 FZNT23 KNHC 151511 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON SEP 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 83W TODAY WILL PUSH W OF AREA BY TUE. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE...ALONG 73W TODAY WILL ENTER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN AND BECOME PART OF AN AREA OF BROAD LOW PRES FORMING OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN LATE WEEK...WHICH IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST VERY SLOWLY. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 33W THIS MORNING SHOULD ARRIVE OVER THE TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC WATERS FRI. $$ AMZ082-152130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON SEP 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. .THU...S OF 18N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S HALF. .FRI...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 KT E OF 85W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT E OF 85W. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS BECOMING NUMEROUS S HALF. $$ AMZ084-152130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON SEP 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS...MAINLY W OF 78W. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS W HALF. .THU...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 13N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 10N. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS W HALF. .FRI...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 81W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 12N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS W HALF. $$ AMZ086-152130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT MON SEP 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR SHORE. $$ AMZ087-152130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON SEP 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 17N E OF 60W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 15N FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON SEP 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH FROM 32N61W TO 24N67W WILL CHANGE LITTLE TONIGHT THROUGH TUE MORNING AND THEN EXTEND FROM 31N65W TO 27N71W WED MORNING. A NE TO SW ORIENTED RIDGE NEAR 29N74W WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH TUE THEN DISSIPATE ONCE A WEAK COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE NW WATERS THU REACHING FROM 31N65W TO 30N74W TO 28N81W THU MORNING AND REMAIN FROM 31N72W TO 27N80W FRI. $$ AMZ080-152130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON SEP 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N E OF 70W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 70W VARIABLE MOSTLY NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT SW TO W N OF 29N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS W OF 75W AND E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS E OF 75W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 75W AND 10 KT OR LESS W OF 75W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AND 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN