000 FZNT23 KNHC 080247 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 80W WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN WED AND THU. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 71W WILL PASS S OF HISPANIOLA WED THEN MOVE THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 52W WILL REACH 55W WED AND MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN THU. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS WED NIGHT THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE ACROSS THE N WATERS THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ082-080930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG W OF 82W. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-080930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .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. $$ AMZ086-080930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ087-080930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 13N. .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. $$ AMZ088-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 29N65W TO 27N80W WILL DRIFT S AND LOSE IDENTITY THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE JUST OFFSHORE GEORGIA THU NIGHT AND STALL OVER THE EXTREME NW WATERS AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE FRI AND SAT WITH FRESH EASTERLIES BUILDING ACROSS ENTIRE AREA SUN. $$ AMZ080-080930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND ELSEWHERE S OF 22N. .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/CANGIALOSI