000 FZNT23 KNHC 170747 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED SEP 17 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. AMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 81W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS BY SUNSET THU. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 65W WILL MOVE TO ALONG 71W THU...77W FRI...83W SAT AND 87W SUN. A THIRD IN CENTRAL ATLC WILL REACH 55W SUNSET FRI AND INTO E CARIBBEAN SUNRISE SUN. $$ AMZ082-171530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU...W OF 82W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS GULF OF HONDURAS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-171530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N NE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-171530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU...S OF 13N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SW PART. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG WAVE. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-171530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. $$ AMZ088-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS....A TROUGH FROM 31N65W TO 22N74W WILL MOVE W TO POSITION FROM 30N72W TO 22N75W THU...AND FROM 30N75W TO 22N77W FRI. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N80W TO 29N81W WILL MOVE E TO POSITION FROM 31N76W TO 28N81W THU...THEN MERGE WITH THE TROUGH FRI. A RIDGE WILL BUILD W ALONG 29N FRI THROUGH SUN PUSHING THE TROUGH BACK OVER FLORIDA SAT INTO SUN. $$ AMZ080-171530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 23N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN AND ISOLATED EMBEDDED SHOWERS E OF 72W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SUN...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 23N E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E OF TROUGH E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON