000 FZNT23 KNHC 090234 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 08 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. AMZ089-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 77W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH TROPICAL N ATLC AREA TONIGHT AND INTO THE E CARIBBEAN LATE THU AND CONTINUE W REACHING ALONG 80W SUN AND 85W MON. A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER THE NORTHERN TROPICAL ATLC WATERS THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ082-090930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 08 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 82W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N W OF 82W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-090930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 08 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE SUN NIGHT AND MON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-090930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 08 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE BY SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ087-090930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 08 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE THU. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ088-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N65W TO 28N80W WILL DISSIPATE BETWEEN 70W AND 77W THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE GA COAST THU NIGHT...STALLS OVER THE EXTREME NW WATERS AND THEN DRIFTS BACK W OVER THE WEEKEND. FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ080-090930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 08 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE NEAR FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND N OF 27N W OF 77W. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 72W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 72W. .SUN AND MON...N OF 25N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/CANGIALOSI