000 FZNT23 KNHC 160754 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 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. AMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS TODAY. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 76W WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 82W WED AND MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS WED NIGHT AND THU. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 59W WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 66W WED...72W THU...79W FRI AND 85W SAT. A FOURTH WAVE IS WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 55W FRI AND 62W SAT. $$ AMZ082-161530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TODAY...S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 82W. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. A FEW SHOWERS S PART. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ084-161530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TODAY 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 IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-161530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-161530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROPICAL WAVE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF WAVE. .WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT AND FRI DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SAT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS....A TROUGH FROM 27N65W TO 25N70W WILL MOVE W TO POSITION 31N65W TO 24N75W TONIGHT AND ALONG 31N68W TO 27N73W WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE UNITED STATES TONIGHT REACHING 31N75W TO 28N80W WED. THE FRONT AND TROUGH MERGE THU FROM 31N72W TO 25N78W THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-161530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF TROUGH. .THU...NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 25N SE OF TROUGH SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. $$ FORECASTER NELSON