000 FZNT23 KNHC 070829 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 07 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. AMZ089-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 75W WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN BY THU. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 65W WILL PASS S OF HISPANIOLA WED AND INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN FRI...REACHING THE GULF OF HONDURAS ON SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 37W 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. $$ AMZ082-071530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-071530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-071530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 5 FT NEAR COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA. .SAT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. $$ AMZ087-071530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE NE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 60W WED AND THU. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL HIGHEST N. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...N OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 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. $$ AMZ088-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT N OF AREA SWEEPS SWD AND MERGES WITH A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH CURRENTLY ALONG 31N68W TO 27N80W. FRONT EXTENDS FROM 28N65W TO 31N80W THIS EVENING AND FROM 25N65W TO 31N81W BY LATE WED. FRONT DISSIPATES THU. MODERATE NE WINDS N OF THE FRONT CONTINUE E OF 70W THU AND FRI...AND SPREAD WESTWARD TO ALONG 75W SAT. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS FRI...STALLS AND DISSIPATES SAT. $$ AMZ080-071530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. N OF FRONT W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 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 70W 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 8 FT...EXCEPT 2 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. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 24N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 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 23N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE NEAR FRONT. 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 75W 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 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 23N. $$ FORECASTER COBB