000 FZNT23 KNHC 020853 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU OCT 02 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. AMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU OCT 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDING THROUGH W CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE TODAY WILL DRIFT SE AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TONIGHT AND FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI AND BECOME STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ082-021530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU OCT 02 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF TROUGH W OF 82W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N W OF 82W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-021530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU OCT 02 2008 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA TODAY. .FRI NIGHT 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. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-021530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU OCT 02 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-021530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU OCT 02 2008 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 10N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI THROUGH 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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU OCT 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT THROUGH 31N70W TO A 1010 MB LOW JUST N OF THE N BAHAMAS NEAR 27N76W CONTINUE AS A TROUGH ACROSS W CENTRAL CUBA TODAY WILL DRIFT SE AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN TONIGHT AND FRI. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING THROUGH 31N76W ACROSS THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA TODAY WILL MOVE FROM 31N73W TO S FLORIDA TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL ALONG A LINE FROM 31N72W ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI THROUGH SAT AND BECOME ELONGATED AND EXTEND THROUGH 31N68W TO THE TIP OF FLORIDA ON MON. $$ AMZ080-021530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU OCT 02 2008 .TODAY...N OF 28N E OF STATIONARY FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. BETWEEN STATIONARY FRONT AND COLD FRONT N OF 26N W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF COLD FRONT N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT OVER AND W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS OVER THE BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N 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 EXCEPT 3 FT OVER AND W OF THE BAHAMAS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF LINE 29N65W TO 27N80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CAB