000 FZNT23 KNHC 120254 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 66W WILL MOVE 10 KT TO ALONG 71W SUN NIGHT...75W MON NIGHT...79W TUE NIGHT AND THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS WED NIGHT AND THU. AN ASSOCIATED 1008 MB LOW NEAR 14N64W WILL TRACK SLOWLY TO THE NW TOWARD HISPANIOLA THROUGH MON AND THEN TRACK NE ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TUE THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-120930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-120930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. $$ AMZ086-120930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF WAVE AXIS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER OF AREA. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 70W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-120930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 58W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...WITHIN 120 NM OF THE LOW CENTER WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 31N78W TO S FLORIDA WILL DRIFT W AND DISSIPATE THROUGH LATE SUN. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE AREA WILL BUILD S INCREASING E WINDS OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST ZONE THROUGH EARLY WED. $$ AMZ080-120930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 26N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...FROM 23N TO 30N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. $$ FORECASTER BURR/CANGIALOSI