000 FZNT23 KNHC 242013 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW OVER THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DRIFTS N AND POSSIBLY DEVELOPS INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHERWISE BROAD LOW OVER THE AREA THROUGH THU. RIDGE BUILD JUST NORTH OF THE AREA SAT THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ082-250330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 .TONIGHT AND THU...E OF 80W VARIABLE S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME E 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-250330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 .TONIGHT AND THU...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...EASTERLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE E OF 80W MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-250330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 .TONIGHT AND THU...W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 15N W OF 66W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 65W. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-250330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 15N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 15N AND 4 OT 6 FT S OF 15N. $$ AMZ088-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STORM CENTER N OF AREA NEAR 32N75W MOVES W TONIGHT THEN TURNS NW AND MOVES INLAND ALONG THE NC/SC BORDER BY LATE THU. TRAINING FRONT 31N74W TO 25N79W TONIGHT WILL WEAKEN THU AND BECOME DIFFUSE. LOW JUST N OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DRIFTS N TO 25N70W LATE THU...31N71W LATE FRI THEN NORTH OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. LOW WILL POSSIBLY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. ATLC RIDGE BUILDS WESTWARD ALONG 26N SAT AND ALONG 30N BY MON. $$ AMZ080-250330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 30N BETWEEN 76W AND 80W... .TONIGHT...N OF 30N BETWEEN 76W AND 80W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO OCCASIONALLY 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF THE BAHAMAS. 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. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT THU NIGHT. WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITH SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W VARIABLE N W TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND NEAR SE FLORIDA COAST AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT E OF LOW AND 8 TO 12 FT W OF LOW. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W S TO SW 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 W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N 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 AND MOVING N OF AREA. .SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST FAR N PORTION. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 29N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 29N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 25N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT FAR SE PORTION. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER COBB