000 FZNT23 KNHC 172055 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 84W/85W WILL MOVE TO W OF AREA BY EARLY THU. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 68W WILL MOVE TO ALONG 72W/73W THU...78W/79W FRI...84W SAT AND 89W 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. $$ AMZ082-180330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 80W AND S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS GULF OF HONDURAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 20N BETWEEN NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S OF 20N BETWEEN 80W AND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 84W WINDS SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N WEST OF TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 84W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-180330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...BETWEEN 80W AND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 84W WINDS SE 10 TO 15. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WEST OF TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 84W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-180330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...WITHIN 240 NM E OF TROPICAL WAVE SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WITHIN 240 NM W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROPICAL WAVE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-180330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ088-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS....A WEAK TROUGH FROM 31N64W TO 23N74W WILL DRIFT WEST AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N80W TO 29N81W WILL PUSH E TO A POSITION FROM 31N76W TO 28N81W EARLY THU ...THEN FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY FRI. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE SE U.S. FRI AND SAT...WITH THE WESTERN END OF THE FRONT LIFTING N AS A WARM FRONT LATE SAT AND SUN. THE FRONT SHOULD LIE FROM 31N70W TO 30N81W BY LATE SUN/MON. $$ AMZ080-180330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2008 .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. .MON...E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER MT