000 FZNT23 KNHC 021504 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MERGE WITH A BROAD FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND FRI. THE REMNANTS OF THIS MERGED FRONT WILL DRIFT NW FRI NIGHT AND BE W OF AREA LATE SAT ALLOWING MODERATE E TRADES TO RESUME ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-022130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 02 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF LINE 22N80W TO 21N89W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF LINE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-022130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 02 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-022130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 02 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ087-022130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 02 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. A FEW SHOWERS S PART. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E 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. $$ AMZ088-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 26N80W WILL MOVE E MERGING WITH A STATIONARY TROUGH FROM 31N70W TO 24N79W LATE TONIGHT. THE NORTHERN SEGMENT OF THE MERGED FRONT WILL CONTINUE E REACHING NEAR BERMUDA SUN BEFORE DISSIPATING. THE SOUTHERN SEGMENT WILL STALL OVER THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS FRI NIGHT THEN DRIFT W SAT REACHING THE FLORIDA STRAITS SAT NIGHT...AND MOVE W OF AREA SUN. THE NORTHERN EXTENSION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE SE WATERS MON. $$ AMZ080-022130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 02 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS OVER THE BAHAMAS. WITHIN 120 NM OF LINE 31N71W TO 23N77W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON