000 FZNT23 KNHC 070305 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 73W WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN ON THU. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 63W WILL PASS S OF HISPANIOLA WED AND INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN FRI...REACHING THE GULF OF HONDURAS ON SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 35W WILL REACH THE TROPICAL N ATL ZONE BY SAT...PASSING S OF A WEAKENING COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE PORTION OF THAT ZONE N OF 20N THU. $$ AMZ082-070930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 06 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH TUE NIGHT. .WED THROUGH THU...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-070930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 06 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS THU. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-070930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 06 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .FRI...S OF 14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT HIGHEST SW PART. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS E PART. $$ AMZ087-070930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 06 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S E OF THE COLD FRONT AND N TO NW W OF THE COLD FRONT WED 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL HIGHEST NW. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...N OF 14N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL HIGHEST NW. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ088-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON OCT 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH FROM 31N68W TO 27N80W WILL WEAKEN AND CONTINUE TO DRIFT W UNTIL A COLD FRONT MERGES WITH TROUGH TUE AS THE FRONT PUSHES SE TO ALONG 27N65W TO 28N80W TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT RACES TO THE SE WATERS WED NIGHT AND MOVES OUT OF AREA THU AS HIGH PRESS BUILDS. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS THU NIGHT BUT STALLS THERE AND DISSIPATES FRI INTO SAT. $$ AMZ080-070930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W 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 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 23N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF BAHAMAS...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART. .FRI...N OF 22N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS...EXCEPT NE TO E W OF COLD FRONT 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 23N. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK