000 FZNT23 KNHC 232112 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM 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 THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ082-240330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .TONIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE E OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-240330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND 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. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-240330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 70W VARIABLE W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE WED. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 14N BETWEEN 66W AND 73W...GRADUALLY MOVING N. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 15N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-240330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .TONIGHT AND WED...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 16N. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT WITH NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH 31N74W TO 25N79W THROUGH WED MOVES TO 31N75W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU AND BECOMES DIFFUSE FRI. STORM CENTER N OF AREA MOVES W TO NW TO THE CAROLINAS BY LATE THU. LOW OVER EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1008 MB DRIFTS NORTH AND POSSIBLY DEVELOPS INTO TROPICAL CYCLONE. LOW MOVES TO 22N69W WED...26N70W THU AND 31N70W FRI AND CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH. WEAK RIDGE BUILD ALONG 25N SAT BEHIND TROUGH AND LOW. $$ AMZ080-240330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 15 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 WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR LOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 14 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR LOW. .THU AND FRI...W OF TROUGH N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 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 WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 23N. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PORTION. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER COBB