000 FZNT23 KNHC 240905 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED SEP 24 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. AMZ089-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW OVER EASTERN REPUBLICA DOMINICANA DRIFT N AND POSSIBLY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHERWISE BROAD LOW OVER THE AREA THROUGH THU. RIDGE BUILD JUST NORTH OF THE AREA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. $$ AMZ082-241530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 80W NORTHERLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...EASTERLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME E 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-241530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOME NE TO E LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...EASTERLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-241530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 15N W OF 66W TODAY. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 15N W OF 66W TODAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 65W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE. .SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-241530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N EASTERLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH 31N74W TO 26N80W THROUGH TONIGHT WILL WEAKEN THURSDAY AND BECOME DIFFUSE. LOW OVER EASTERN REPUBLICA DOMINICANA DRIFT NORTH TO 22N70W LATE TODAY...25N70W LATE THURSDAY...30N69W LATE FRIDAY THEN NORTH OF THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. LOW WILL POSSIBLY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. WEAK RIDGE BUILD BETWEEN 25N AND 30N BEHIND THE LOW. $$ AMZ080-241530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 30N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 30N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONTAL TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT OFF SE FLORIDA COAST. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR LOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT THU NIGHT. WITHIN 270 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITH SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND NEAR SE FLORIDA COAST SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AND 1 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR LOW. .FRI...WITHIN 270 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT E OF LOW AND 8 TO 12 FT W OF LOW. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W N OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR LOW. .SAT...N OF 26N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 28N SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LL