000 FZNT23 KNHC 231417 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW OVER EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DRIFTS N AND POSSIBLY DEVELOP INTO TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHERWISE VERY BROAD LOW OVER AREA WITH WEAK PRES PATTERN THROUGH THU. WEAK RIDGE BUILDS JUST NORTH OF THE AREA FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-232130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF 80W VARIABLE N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...EASTERLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-232130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .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. $$ AMZ086-232130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 14N BETWEEN 67W AND 73W. .THU AND FRI...N OF 15N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 15N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME E 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-232130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 TO SE 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 16N. .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. $$ AMZ088-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH 31N75W TO 27N80W THROUGH WED MOVES TO 31N75W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU AND BECOMES DIFFUSE FRI. LOW OVER EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1008 MB DRIFTS NORTH AND POSSIBLY DEVELOPS INTO TROPICAL CYCLONE. LOW MOVES TO 23N68W WED...28N67W THU AND 31N67W LATE THU AND CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH. WEAK RIDGE BUILD ALONG 25N SATURDAY BEHIND TROUGH AND LOW. $$ AMZ080-232130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 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 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 BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT N OF 29N. 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. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR LOW. .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/COBB