000 FZNT23 KNHC 251511 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 25 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. AMZ089-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRESSURE AND A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN ACROSS THE AREA TODAY BUT SHOULD BE REPLACED BY WEAK RIDGING FROM FRI AFTERNOON THROUGH MON. AS A RESULT...UNUSUALLY WEAK TRADES TODAY SHOULD RETURN TO NEAR OR JUST BELOW NORMAL BY THE WEEKEND. SIGNIFICANT NE SWELL SHOULD BEGIN ARRIVING OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND ATLC PASSAGES LATE IN THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ082-252130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 25 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N W OF 85W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 20N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 18N FRI NIGHT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT FRI AND FRI NIGHT YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E S OF 18N E OF 80W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-252130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 25 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT MORNING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGH AND 5 TO 8 FT SAT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE MOSTLY NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN NE SWELL LATE SAT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W AND 4 TO 7 FT E OF 80W. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-252130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 25 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 67W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E S OF 15N THIS EVENING AND E TO SE N OF 15N TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF 72W AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 72W. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N HALF DIMINISHING TONIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT AND 4 TO 7 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SAT. .SUN AND MON...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-252130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 25 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT N OF 20N W OF 62W EARLY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUN. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 16N SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 16N. $$ AMZ088-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...GALE CENTER NEAR 23N69W 1003 MB SHOULD ACCELERATE NORTHWARD TO 28N69W FRI MORNING AND TO 32.5N70W BY FRI EVENING ...POSSIBLY BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE AT ANY TIME. A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM A STRONG STORM OFF THE CAROLINAS RUNS THROUGH 31N72W TO 24N80W AND SHOULD MOVE LITTLE BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE TONIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY. WEAK RIDGE FROM 28N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY SAT SHOULD SHIFT TO 31N65W TO 29N80W BY SUN MORNING AND THEN LIE ALONG 30N MON. $$ AMZ080-252130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING FROM 21N TO 29N E OF 69W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE TODAY AND 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS IN NE SWELL AND 5 TO 8 FT OFF SE FLORIDA COAST...2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS. WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. WITHIN 300 NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE FRI EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF RIDGE AXIS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N E OF 72W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF RIDGE AXIS SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF RIDGE AXIS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N E OF 72W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT NEAR SE FLORIDA COAST. N OF RIDGE AXIS SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN