000 FZNT23 KNHC 262040 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS... WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN ACROSS THE AREA WITH BELOW NORMAL TRADES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED. $$ AMZ082-270330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 85W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ED OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-270330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-270330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...S OF 15N W OF 65W E WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-270330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. BETWEEN 10N AND 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL TUE. S OF 10 N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM KYLE NEAR 27.6N 68.7W 1003 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING NNW 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 GUSTS TO 60 KT. KYLE WILL STRENGTHEN TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT NEAR 29.5N 69.3W LATER TONIGHT AND JUST N OF THE AREA NEAR 32.6N 69.5W SAT THEN BECOME A HURRICANE WELL N OF THE AREA NEAR 36.5N 69.0W. STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N74W TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL DISSIPATE LATER TONIGHT. A RIDGE WILL BUILD W ALONG 28N SUN THROUGH TUE THEN MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST EARLY WED AND EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO 28N81W LATE WED. $$ AMZ080-270330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N BETWEEN 67W AND 70W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E AND WITHIN 140 NM SE QUADRANT OF KYLE. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT SEAS BUILDING TO 30 FT JUST NE OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 75W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF KYLE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 30N E OF 69W EARLY SAT THEN DECREASE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 75W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. 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. .TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF 72W AND 5 TO 6 FT E OF 72W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 29N E OF TO 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF S OF 25N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER DGS