000 FZNT23 KNHC 202051 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 20 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. AMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 80W TONIGHT IS MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO 84W SUN AFTERNOON AND OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON AFTERNOON. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 67W WITH AN ATTACHED 1010 MB LOW NEAR 16N67W TONIGHT IS MOVING W 10 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO 69W SUN AFTERNOON...72W MON AFTERNOON...76W TUE...AND INTO THE W CENTRAL AND W CARIBBEAN ON WED AND THU. A LOW WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE WAVE AND POSSIBLY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. $$ AMZ082-210330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W TONIGHT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-210330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 11N. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-210330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 67W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 66W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 69W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM E OF TROPICAL WAVE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 15N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-210330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 10N TO 20N W OF 59W. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 18N W OF 58W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ088-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING TROUGH EXTENDING THROUGH 31N75W TO 27N80W TONIGHT WILL MOVE SLOWLY NW SUN. ON MON A STATIONARY FRONT WILL EXTEND THROUGH 31N73W TO NEAR 29N81W. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY S TUE AND WED. ON THU A 1012 MB LOW WILL BE LOCATED NEAR 30N75W WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT INTO S FLORIDA. A LOW MAY MOVE TO NEAR THE VICINITY OF THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-210330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF 72W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N W OF 72W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE TROUGH. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. .WED AND THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF 72W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N W OF 72W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CAB