000 FZNT23 KNHC 030811 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 03 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. AMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MERGE WITH A BROAD FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN BY LATE TODAY. THE REMNANTS OF THIS MERGED FRONT WILL DRIFT NW TONIGHT AND BE W OF AREA LATE SAT ALLOWING MODERATE E TRADES TO RESUME ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-031530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 03 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E OF 82W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 82W. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-031530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 03 2008 .TODAY...N OF 12N E OF 80W 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 W PORTION. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-031530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 03 2008 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BECOMING SEAS 2 TO 3 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ087-031530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 03 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT TONIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT SE S OF 14N E OF 58W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ088-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 26N80W WILL MOVE E AND MERGE WITH A STATIONARY TROUGH FROM 31N73W TO 23N79W BY THIS EVENING. THE N PORTION OF THE MERGED FRONT WILL CONTINUE E AND WEAKEN. THE S PORTION WILL STALL OVER THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS FRI NIGHT THEN DRIFT W SAT REACHING THE FLORIDA STRAITS SAT NIGHT...AND MOVE W OF AREA SUN. STRONG HIGH PRESS BUILDS IN OVER N PORTION TUE WITH INCREASING NE WINDS. $$ AMZ080-031530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 03 2008 .TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND SEAS 3 FT IN AND W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER COBB