000 FZNT23 KNHC 162105 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 79W TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 83W WED AFTERNOON AND W OF THE AREA LATE THU. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 63W TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 67W WED AFTERNOON...73W THU AFTERNOON...79W ON FRI...AND INTO THE W CARIBBEAN ON SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ082-170330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 84W. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-170330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 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 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 79W. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-170330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-170330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 20N E OF 59W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 18N W OF 60W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ088-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS....A TROUGH FROM 30N65W TO 24N73W TONIGHT WILL DRIFT W TO 31N65W TO 26N72W LATE WED AND DISSIPATE THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT ALONG THE NE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 31N73W TO THE N BAHAMAS THU AFTERNOON. BY FRI THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM 31N72W TO 26N77W AND THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE SAT AND SUN AS IT DRIFTS NW. $$ AMZ080-170330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 24N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST E PART. N OF 24N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 23N TO 28N E OF 72W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 29N. S OF 25N E OF 72W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N W OF 72W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CAB