000 FZNT23 KNHC 260912 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 26 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. AMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS... A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL WEAKEN FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 86W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS TODAY. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 72W WILL MOVE PAST 80W SAT NIGHT AND MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS SUN AND SUN NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CENTRAL ATLC ALONG 42W WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 55W BY MON AND INTO THE CARIBBEAN BY TUE. $$ AMZ082-261530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-261530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .TODAY...E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 79W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT SUN. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-261530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ087-261530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 17N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT BY TUE. BETWEEN 10N AND 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE. S OF 10 N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. $$ AMZ088-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM KYLE NEAR 25.6N 68.3W 997 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING N OR 350 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 GUSTS TO 60 KT. KYLE WILL STRENGTHEN TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT NEAR 27.5N 68.8W AROUND THIS AFTERNOON...FURTHER STRENGTHEN TO 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT NEAR 30.5N 69.5W EARLY SAT MORNING. KYLE IS THE EXPECTED TO BECOME A MINIMAL HURRICANE WITH MAX WINDS 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT N OF FORECAST WATERS NEAR 34.0N 69.8W SAT AFTERNOON. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS WILL SHIFT N OF FORECAST AREA BY SUN. A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 73W N OF 28N AND WSW INTO THE FLORIDA STRAITS WILL DISSIPATE FRI AS KYLE LIFTS NORTHWARD. A RIDGE WILL BUILD W ALONG 28N SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-261530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N BETWEEN 67W AND 70W... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM E AND WITHIN 40 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 120 NM SE AND WITHIN 25 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH MAX SEAS 30 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...AND 210 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SW OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF KYLE. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E AND WITHIN 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF KYLE WITH HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 150 NM SE AND 90 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 30 FT JUST NE OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 75W S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF KYLE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK