000 FZNT23 KNHC 180812 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU SEP 18 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. AMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE WILL W OF THE GULF OF HONDURAS BY THIS AFTERNOON. A SECOND WAVE IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE W 15 KT TO ALONG 77W FRI AND THROUGH GULF OF HONDURAS SAT AND SAT NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE IN CENTRAL ATLC SHOULD REACH 55W AT SUNRISE SAT AND INTO E CARIBBEAN AT SUNRISE SUN...AND TO ALONG 67W MON. $$ AMZ082-181530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2008 .TODAY...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS GULF OF HONDURAS THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N WITHIN 180 NM OF TROPICAL WAVE WINDS E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-181530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2008 .TODAY...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM OF TROPICAL WAVE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-181530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2008 .TODAY...S OF 16N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 15N W OF 70W AND E OF 65W. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E OF WAVE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH WAVE. $$ AMZ087-181530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART TODAY. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 29N81W IS MOVING SE. A TROUGH FROM 29N71W TO 24N78W IS MOVING NW. THESE BOUNDARIES WILL MERGE ALONG 31N74W TO 29N73W TO 25N75W FRI. A RIDGE WILL BUILD W ALONG 29N FRI NIGHT AND SAT PUSHING THE MERGED TROUGH W OVER FLORIDA SAT NIGHT AND SUN. A TROUGH S OF 24N ALONG 65W WILL MOVE W THROUGH FRI NIGHT DISSIPATING OVER THE SE BAHAMAS ON SAT. $$ AMZ080-181530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND E OF TROUGH. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF MERGED TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF MERGED TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SUN...W OF MERGED TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 24N E OF MERGED TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 KT TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E OF MERGED TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON