000 FZNT23 KNHC 192036 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 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. AMZ089-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 75W IS MOVING W 10 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO NEAR 79W SAT AFTERNOON...83W SUN...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS SUN NIGHT AND W OF THE AREA DURING MON. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 64W S OF 20N IS MOVING W 10 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO NEAR 68W SAT...74W SUN NIGHT...79W LATE MON...AND TO NEAR 84W LATE TUE. $$ AMZ082-200330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 79W...SPREADING W THROUGH SAT NIGHT. .SUN THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART SUN. $$ AMZ084-200330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 79W. .SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT... EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL N OF 13N. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL E PART. $$ AMZ086-200330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 67W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 64W. ISOLATED TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 69W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 240 NM E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM E OF WAVE. .MON...W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY E PART. .TUE AND WED...S OF 16N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. $$ AMZ087-200330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 57W. ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 15N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FROM 14N TO 18N W OF 57W. .SUN THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT N PART. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N PART. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART. $$ AMZ088-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N73W TO 26N80W. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 31N71W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. BOTH THESE FEATURE WILL MERGE INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRES LATE TONIGHT AND SAT...THEN SLOWLY MOVE NW TOWARDS THE UNITED STATES SE COAST THROUGH MON AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS TUE AND WED BRINGING INCREASING NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS TO THOSE WATERS. $$ AMZ080-200330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N E OF FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT FAR NW PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N AND W PARTS...AND ENTERING THE FAR SE WATERS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE