000 FZNT23 KNHC 130322 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 12 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. AMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 71W IS MOVING W 5 TO 10 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO NEAR 73W MON...NEAR 77W TUE...NEAR 80W WED AND ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS THU. LOW PRES E OF THE WAVE NEAR 16N68W 1008 MB IS FORECAST TO LIFT NW TOWARDS HISPANIOLA... POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...ON TUE BEFORE IT TURNS NE AND ACCELERATE ACROSS OR NEAR PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS WED INTO THU. A TROUGH WILL THEN LINGER ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-130930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 12 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 80W. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 81W. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-130930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 12 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 13N TONIGHT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-130930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 12 2008 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 13N E OF LOW E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF LOW NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N E OF LOW E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS FROM 14N TO 18N BETWEEN 62W AND 68W. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ087-130930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 12 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NW WATERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 62W VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NW OF LOW PRES AND TROUGH NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 17N E OF LOW PRES AND TROUGH WINDS SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY NW PART. $$ AMZ088-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH N OF AREA WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH TUE THEN WEAKEN SOME WED THROUGH FRI. LOW PRES...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...MAY EMERGE FROM THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN INTO THE FAR SE WATERS WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-130930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 12 2008 .TONIGHT 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 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 21N E OF 67W. ISOLATED TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 28N. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N E OF 70W AND NE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N W OF 70W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT S OF 24N E OF 70W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 70W. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT FAR SE PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT FAR SE PART AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART. .FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE