000 FZNT23 KNHC 171510 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 83W WILL MOVE TO W OF AREA BY EARLY THU. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 65W WILL MOVE TO ALONG 71W THU...77W FRI...83W SAT AND 88W SUN. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL REACH 55W LATE FRI AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ082-172130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 83W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS GULF OF HONDURAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-172130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 77W E WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-172130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SW PART TODAY... INCREASING E HALF THU. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE E OF 65W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W HALF DIMINISHING. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 15N W OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-172130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 63W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS S OF 11N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS....A WEAK TROUGH FROM 31N64W TO 23N74W WILL DRIFT WEST AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N80W TO 29N81W WILL PUSH E TO A POSITION FROM 31N76W TO 28N81W EARLY THU ...THEN FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY FRI. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE SE U.S. FRI AND SAT...WITH THE WESTERN END OF THE FRONT LIFTING N AS A WARM FRONT LATE SAT AND SUN. THE FRONT SHOULD LIE FROM 31N70W TO 30N81W BY LATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-172130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 23N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE E OF BAHAMAS TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART DIMINISHING LATE. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE THU AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL LATE FRI. N OF 26N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS W OF 72W AND SE TO S 10 KT OR LESS E OF 72W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST E. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AND 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT FRI. .SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT SUN. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN