000 FZNT23 KNHC 160224 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON SEP 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 85W S OF 19N IS MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. WEAK LOW PRES MAY FORM ON THE WAVE AS IT CROSSES THE COAST OF HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA ON TUE...AND POSSIBLY LINGER AS IT DRIFTS NW ALONG THE COAST THROUGH SAT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 74W S OF 20N IS MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. THIS WAVE WILL POSSIBLY MERGE WITH THE LOW PRES OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN LATER IN THE WEEK AS IT DRIFTS NW. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE WELL E OF THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC WATERS FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-160930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE N OF 19N W OF 80W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 81W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 81W. .THU...S OF 18N E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS W PART. .FRI AND SAT...E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR W PART...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. $$ AMZ084-160930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 12N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW W OF 80W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND 80W. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT W OF 80W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS NW PART. .THU...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 10N. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS NW PART. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 12N W OF 81W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 78W SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 12N E OF 78W...AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 12N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART LIFTING NW OF AREA LATE FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ086-160930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 16N. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ087-160930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 57W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N AND SE PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NE TO E S OF 15N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL S OF 14N E OF 60W TUE NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY E PART. .WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 15N WED NIGHT INTO FRI MORNING ...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THROUGH SAT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON SEP 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH FROM 32N60W TO 27N71W WILL MOVE E OF AREA LATE TONIGHT. A WEAK HIGH NEAR 28N78W WILL MOVE SLOWLY E THROUGH WED NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO THE NW WATERS EARLY THU...AND EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO 28N81W THU EVENING. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DIFFUSE INTO A WESTWARD MOVING TROUGH OVER THE FAR NW PART FRI AND SAT. WEAK RIDGE WILL EXTEND ALONG 30N E OF TROUGH BY SAT. $$ AMZ080-160930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N BETWEEN 62W AND 70W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 70W VARIABLE MOSTLY NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W N OF 29N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART . .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT E OF 75W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL ...EXCEPT TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL ...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY NW PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART NEAR FL PENINSULA. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE/COBB