000 FZNT23 KNHC 230909 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 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. AMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW OVER EASTERN REPUBLICA DOMINICANA DRIFT N AND POSSIBLY DEVELOP INTO TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHERWISE VERY BROAD LOW OVER AREA WITH WEAK PRES PATTERN THROUGH THURSDAY. WEAK RIDGE BUILD JUST NORTH OF THE AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. $$ AMZ082-231530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...EASTERLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-231530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-231530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE TONIGHT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 15N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 15N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME E 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-231530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 17N W OF 60W. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 19N W OF 60W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SE TO S WINDS 10 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 TO 5 FT THU. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO SE 10 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT WITH NE SWELL. .FRI...BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ088-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH 31N75W TO 27N80W THROUGH WED MOVE TO 31N75W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU AND WEAKEN THU AND BECOME DIFFUSE FRI. LOW NEAR 19N69W 1008 MB DRIFT NORTH TODAY AND TONIGHT AND POSSIBLY DEVELOP INTO TROPICAL CYCLONE. LOW MOVE TO 23N68W WED...28N67W THU AND 31N67W LATE THU AND CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH. WEAK RIDGE BUILD ALONG 25N SATURDAY BEHIND TROUGH AND LOW. $$ AMZ080-231530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .TODAY...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 72W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 72W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT WITH SE SWELL. WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N W OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR LOW. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NW TO N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND FRI...W OF TROUGH N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT N OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH N SWELL. WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 75W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 75W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 23N. SEAS TO 9 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LL.