000 FZNT23 KNHC 111509 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 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. AMZ089-112130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 63W IS ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA AND AN ASSOCIATED WEAK LOW PRES CENTER ON THE WAVE AXIS NEAR 13N. THIS SYSTEM IS MOVING W 5 TO 10 KT. IT WILL MOVE TO NEAR 65W SUN... NEAR 66W SUN NIGHT AND TO NEAR 68W MON BEFORE POSSIBLY TURNING N OR NE TUE AND WED. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA ALONG 50W IS MOVING W ABOUT 13 KT. THIS WAVE SHOULD ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUN MORNING...THEN MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA MON AND TUE AND REACH THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE SEA WED. THE WAVE MAY BECOME PART OF A NEW BROAD LOW PRES AREA OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN BEGINNING TUE INTO WED. $$ AMZ082-112130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 18N AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 18N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE OVER S PART TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .WED...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. $$ AMZ084-112130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .SUN THROUGH WED...E OF 80W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 80W. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT TUE AND WED. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ086-112130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT E OF TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT E OF TROPICAL WAVE...SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF WAVE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE E OF 68W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 14 N W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF WAVE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF WAVE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF WAVE. .MON...N OF 14N W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF WAVE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF WAVE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .TUE AND WED...N OF 14N E OF 67W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 67W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. $$ AMZ087-112130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 57W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE ALONG 60W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE 15 TO 20 KT NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NW PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART SUN. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART BECOMING NUMEROUS LATE. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. $$ AMZ088-112130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N78W TO CENTRAL FL WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT INTO SUN MORNING AS IT DRIFTS W. STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL BUILD S INTO THE AREA INCREASING ELY WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN PORTION THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY WED. LOW PRES ASSOCIATED WITH THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY ALONG 63W MAY MOVE INTO THE FAR SE WATERS TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ080-112130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE MAINLY E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N E OF 75W TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 75W...AND OVER FAR SE PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N E OF 75W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. .MON AND TUE...N OF 23N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N E OF 68W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL N OF 28N E OF 68W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 75W...AND OVER SE PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 70W. .WED...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N NE TO WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF 28N E OF 68W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL N OF 28N E OF 68W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE S PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE