000 FZNT23 KNHC 300902 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 30 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. AMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TODAY AND BE REINFORCED BY A COLD FRONT THAT WILL EXTEND THROUGH W CUBA TO 19N87W TONIGHT AND WED. THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL MEANDER OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN ON THU AND THEN DISSIPATE. $$ AMZ082-301530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 .TODAY...W OF 80W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 81W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 81W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-301530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 13N TODAY. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-301530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 .TODAY THROUGH WED...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-301530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ088-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 26N TODAY WILL SHIFT E AS A SURFACE LOW MOVES OFF THE CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST EARLY WED. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO 31N71W LATE WED WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT THROUGH S FLORIDA. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES SLOWLY E ON THU. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST LATE WED AND MOVE TO 31N77W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA ON THU. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM 31N75W ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ080-301530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 .TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT OVER AND W OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 75W. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT OVER AND W OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...WITHIN 150 NM OF LOW CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 29N W OF 75W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT OVER AND W OF THE BAHAMAS. .FRI AND SAT...NW OF SECOND FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT OVER AND W OF THE BAHAMAS $$ FORECASTER CAB