000 FZNT23 KNHC 250237 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 22N70W WILL MOVE N TO NEAR 25N70W LATE THU AND THEN MOVE N OF AREA FRI. POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION. A COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO NW BAHAMAS WILL MOVE SE AND WEAKEN FRI BECOMING A TROUGH N OF 24N ALONG 70W FRI AND LIFT NE OF AREA SAT. A RIDGE WILL W ALONG 27N SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ082-250930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 .TONIGHT AND THU...E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-250930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 .TONIGHT AND THU...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-250930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 .TONIGHT AND THU...W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N ALONG 66W. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. .SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-250930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS BETWEEN 12N AND 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 LATE SUN. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES JUST N OF THE HISPANIOLA WILL MOVE N TO NEAR 25N70W THU THEN MOVE N OF AREA EARLY FRI...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION. A COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 25N77W TONIGHT WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE TO ALONG 70W FRI AND LIFT NE OF AREA SAT. A RIDGE WILL BUILD W ALONG 27N SUN AND SHIFT TO ALONG 29N MON. $$ AMZ080-250930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 30N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WITHIN 210 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES NEAR 22N70W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 70W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. WITHIN 300 NM NE AND WITHIN 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 71W W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 71W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR LOW. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON