000 FZNT23 KNHC 271509 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 27 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. AMZ089-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED IN THE VICINITY OF BELIZE TODAY WILL MEANDER OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT AND SUN AND THEN MOVE INTO THE S CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO ON MON. $$ AMZ082-272130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 85W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST S. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 18N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 18N INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN DIMINISHING LATE. .TUE...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...W OF 82W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST N OF 20N. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-272130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST E. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS MON EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE MOSTLY W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-272130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .WED...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-272130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 15N BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL TUE...HIGHEST NE. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM KYLE IS N OF FORECAST AREA NEAR 32.1N 69.6W 998 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING NNW AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. A RIDGE AXIS WILL LIE ALONG 27N SUN AND MON...SHIFTING TO 25N MON NIGHT AND 24N TO 25N LATE TUE AND WED. BROAD LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE YUCATAN TODAY WILL LIFT NE INTO THE EASTERN GULF MON AND TUE...NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TUE EVENING...AND THEN CROSS OVER INTO THE NW WATERS EARLY WED NEAR 30N79W...WITH AN ASSOCIATED TROUGH TRAILING FROM 31N77W TO 27N80W WED AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-272130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM OF SE QUADRANT OF KYLE. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM SE AND 150 NM SW QUADRANTS. ELSEWHERE N OF 29N E OF 71W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 76W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW N OF 28N W OF 70W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL N OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR NE AND NEAR FLORIDA SE COAST. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF RIDGE AXIS S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE...HIGHEST NE. S OF RIDGE AXIS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 78W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF RIDGE AXIS VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W LATE. S OF RIDGE AXIS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF RIDGE AXIS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR LOW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF 72W AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 72W. S OF RIDGE AXIS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 73W LATE. .WED...N OF 26N SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. NW OF TROUGH N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS NW PART. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN