000 FZNT23 KNHC 020302 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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. $$ AMZ082-020930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 01 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 85W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .FRI AND SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-020930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 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. $$ AMZ086-020930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 01 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-020930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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. $$ AMZ088-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS...FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 23N81W. FRONT WILL MOVE TO 31N70W TO W CENTRAL CUBA AS A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA COAST LATE TONIGHT. FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND SECOND FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W INTO SE FLORIDA THU THEN STALL FROM 31N75W ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI AND WILL MOVE SLOWLY W SAT AND SUN AND WEAKEN. $$ AMZ080-020930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 01 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 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 LL