000 FZNT23 KNHC 010851 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED OCT 01 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. AMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED OCT 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TODAY WILL DRIFT SE AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TONIGHT AND THU. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW PART OF THE FORECAST AREA FRI AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN SAT AND SUN AS IT MOVES SE. $$ AMZ082-011530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED OCT 01 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 82W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .FRI AND SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-011530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED OCT 01 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 ALONG THE COLOMBIA COAST. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-011530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED OCT 01 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-011530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED OCT 01 2008 .TODAY...N OF 10N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED OCT 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING THROUGH 31N71W TO A 1010 MB LOW OFF THE SE FLORIDA COAST TODAY. BY TONIGHT THE LOW WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA WITH THE FRONT EXTENDING THROUGH 31N70W TO 25N75W ACROSS W CENTRAL CUBA AS A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA COAST. BY THU AFTERNOON THE FIRST FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND THE SECOND DOMINANT FRONT WILL EXTEND THROUGH 31N74W INTO SE FLORIDA. BY FRI THE FRONT WILL STALL ALONG A LINE FROM 31N75W ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY E SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ080-011530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED OCT 01 2008 .TODAY...W OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT OVER AND W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 31N73W 25N80W LINE. .TONIGHT...W OF SECOND FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT OVER AND W OF THE BAHAMAS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF SECOND FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT OVER AND W OF THE BAHAMAS. .FRI AND SAT...W OF SECOND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT OVER AND W OF THE BAHAMAS. .SUN...W OF SECOND FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT OVER AND W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CAB