000 FZNT23 KNHC 062121 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT MON OCT 06 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. AMZ089-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON OCT 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 72W WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 76W TUE...80W WED...84W THU AND MOVE W OF AREA FRI NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 62W WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 67W TUE...72W WED...77W THU...82W FRI AND MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS SAT. $$ AMZ082-070330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON OCT 06 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH TUE NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-070330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON OCT 06 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 12N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-070330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON OCT 06 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU AND FRI...S OF 16N W OF 67W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS E PART. $$ AMZ087-070330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON OCT 06 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 20N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW TUE NIGHT AND VARIABLE 5 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU AND FRI...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ AMZ088-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON OCT 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH FROM 31N75W TO 29N81W WILL WEAKEN AND CONTINUE TO DRIFT W UNTIL A COLD FRONT MERGES WITH TROUGH ALONG 30N65W TO 29N80W TUE. THE FRONT RACES TO THE SE WATERS WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATES THU AS HIGH PRESS BUILDS ACROSS AREA. LOW LEVEL WINDS BECOME SOUTHERLY OVER THE NW WATERS THU IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF SE UNITED STATES COAST THU NIGHT IMMEDIATELY STALLING OVER THE NW WATERS AND DISSIPATING FRI INTO SAT. $$ AMZ080-070330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON OCT 06 2008 .TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 78W AND S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. $$ FORECASTER NELSON