000 FZNT23 KNHC 161511 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...AN ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE WILL BRING UNSETTLED CONDITIONS TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS AND CENTRAL AMERICA TODAY BEFORE MOVING W OF AREA TONIGHT. BROAD LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO FORM OVER OR NEAR CENTRAL AMERICA WED THROUGH FRI WHILE LIFTING SLOWLY NW THE NEXT FEW DAYS. OTHERWISE...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 35W SHOULD REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS FRI AND THE E CARIBBEAN SAT. $$ AMZ082-162130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 84W. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 20N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS TO 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SW PART. $$ AMZ084-162130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE MOSTLY SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MOST NUMEROUS S AND W. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS...MOST NUMEROUS S HALF. .FRI AND SAT...E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W HALF. $$ AMZ086-162130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-162130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N W OF 61W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS....A TROUGH FROM 31N62W TO 25N73W WILL DRIFT W TO A POSITION FROM 31N66W TO 26N72W BY LATE WED BEFORE DISSIPATING THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST EARLY THU AND REST FROM 31N74W TO NE FLORIDA LATE THU. THE FRONT WILL BE REINFORCED BY A NEW SURGE FRI...WITH THE FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO 29N81W FRI AFTERNOON AND FROM JUST N OF THE AREA NEAR 32N70W TO 29N81W SAT AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-162130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS N OF 28N W OF 76W BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST E. N OF 25N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT N TO NE W OF 75W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY SW TO W N OF 29N W OF 77W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST E. N OF 25N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF BAHAMAS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE W OF 73W AND SE TO S E OF 72W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST E. S OF 25N NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT E OF BAHAMAS AND 10 KT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. AND 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST E. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS N OF 28N AND SE TO S WINDS S OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 30N E OF 71W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS N OF 27N AND 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN