000 FZNT23 KNHC 071454 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 77W WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN WED AND THU. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 66W WILL PASS S OF HISPANIOLA WED AND MOVE THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 41W WILL REACH ALONG 55W FRI AND MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS THU THEN DRIFT E DISSIPATING OVER THE NE PORTION FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-072130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROPICAL WAVE. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-072130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W 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 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-072130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .THU...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-072130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 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. 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. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ088-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 28N65W TO 27N80W WILL CONTINUE S TO ALONG 25N LATE WED THEN LOSE IDENTITY THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE GEORGIA THU NIGHT AND STALL OVER THE NW WATERS AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ080-072130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO THE NW BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON