000 FZNT23 KNHC 280212 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES NEAR BELIZE WILL MOVE NW INTO THE S CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO LATE SUN THEN TURN NE REACHING W FLORIDA LATE TUE TRAILING A FRONT INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT AND THU. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 82W WILL MOVE W OF AREA SUN NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 52W WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 60W SUN NIGHT...66W MON NIGHT...73W TUE NIGHT...77W WED NIGHT AND 83W THU NIGHT. A WAVE IN THE E ATLC WILL REACH ALONG 55W MON NIGHT AND INTO THE E CARIBBEAN TUE NIGHT AND MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-280930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 83W. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 18N W OF 85W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-280930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-280930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 14N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVES. $$ AMZ087-280930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL MON. .TUE AND WED WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N75W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL MEANDER THROUGH TUE. LOW PRES WILL MOVE NE ACROSS FLORIDA INTO THE ATLC NEAR 29N80W WED...THEN RACE NE OF AREA THU DRAGGING A COLD FRONT SE INTO THE NW BAHAMAS. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE ATLC E OF THE BAHAMAS SHIFTING E IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-280930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SUBSIDING MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF 70W. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON