000 FZNT23 KNHC 072051 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 79W WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN WED AND THU. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 68W WILL PASS S OF HISPANIOLA WED THEN MOVE THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 41W WILL REACH ALONG 55W FRI AND MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SAT TO NEAR 70W SUN. 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. $$ AMZ082-080330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROPICAL WAVE. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-080330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 THROUGH SUN...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. $$ AMZ086-080330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ087-080330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008 .TONIGHT 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. .THU NIGHT AND 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 TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT AND SUN...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. $$ AMZ088-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 27N65W TO 26N80W WILL CONTINUE S TO ALONG 25N LATE WED THEN LOSE IDENTITY THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE JUST OFFSHORE GEORGIA THU NIGHT AND STALL OVER THE EXTREME NW WATERS AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE FRI AND SAT WITH FRESH EASTERLIES BUILDING ACROSS ENTIRE AREA SUN. $$ AMZ080-080330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 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 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...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. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO THE N 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 THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT BY SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME E 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT SAT AND SUN ...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON