000 FZNT23 KNHC 040303 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD TROUGH OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL DRIFT WEST AND BE WEST OF AREA LATE SAT NIGHT. WEAK RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ AMZ082-040930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 03 2008 .TONIGHT...E OF 82W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 82W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-040930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 03 2008 .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-040930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 03 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ087-040930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 03 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONT 31N74W TO 27N77W TO 25N80W. N OF 27N FRONT WILL CONTINUE EAST REACHING BERMUDA SUN AND BECOME DIFFUSE. S OF 27N FRONT JUST E OF FLORIDA THROUGH SAT NIGHT WILL THEN DRIFT W OF AREA SUN. $$ AMZ080-040930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 03 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT WED. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LL