000 FZNT23 KNHC 180224 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 17 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. AMZ089-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM PUERTO RICO ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN TO A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 16N75W...THEN TO A 1009 MB LOW IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS. THE FIRST LOW DISSIPATES BY SAT...WHILE THE LOW OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS MOVES LITTLE THROUGH MIDWEEK. THE FIRST OF A PAIR OF TROPICAL WAVES OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC REACHES THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN BY MIDWEEK...AS THE OTHER WAVE PUSHES INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-180930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 17 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W 10 KT OR LESS FAR S PORTION OF GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W OF 82W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 19N W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY W OF 78W. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY W OF 78W. .TUE AND WED...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY W OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-180930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 17 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W AND S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS W OF 80W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-180930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 17 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N. .SUN THROUGH WED...S OF 14N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-180930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 17 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 18N E OF 58W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 FT IN N SWELL N OF 19N WED. $$ AMZ088-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST OF SE UNITED STATES SAT...EXTENDING FROM 31N75W TO E-CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT NIGHT...AND FROM 31N70W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE SUN...AND SE OF AREA MON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN WAKE OF FRONT. $$ AMZ080-180930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 17 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 28N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...S OF 26N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI/COBB