000 FZNT23 KNHC 012108 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED OCT 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL DRIFT SE AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TONIGHT AND THU. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ082-020330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED OCT 01 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E 85W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .FRI AND SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-020330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED OCT 01 2008 .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 S OF 14N. .THU THROUGH MON...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. $$ AMZ086-020330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED OCT 01 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-020330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED OCT 01 2008 .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. .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 AND MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED OCT 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO A 1012 MB LOW OFF THE SE FLORIDA COAST. LOW WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA WITH FRONT FROM 31N70W TO W CENTRAL CUBA AS A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA COAST TONIGHT. FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND A SECOND DOMINANT FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W INTO SE FLORIDA THU THEN STALL FROM 31N75W ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI AND WILL MOVE SLOWLY E SAT AND SUN. THIS FRONT WILL BE N OF THE AREA ON MON. $$ AMZ080-020330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED OCT 01 2008 .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 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 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 7 TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 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 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...W OF SECOND FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 29N AND W OF 70W.NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA