000 FZNT23 KNHC 181456 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 18 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. AMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...1010 MB LOW CENTERED ALONG BELIZE COAST NEAR 17N88W REMAINS STATIONARY FOR SEVERAL DAYS. ANOTHER LOW 1011 MB SE OF JAMAICA NEAR 17N75W OPENS INTO A TROUGH THROUGH TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATES SUN. A FRONT STALLS OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY EARLY SUN THEN DISSIPATES THROUGH TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE MOVES N OF GUYANA TONIGHT AND SUN AND INTO THE E CARIBBEAN MON...REACHING ALONG 75W LATE WED NIGHT. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CENTRAL ATLC REACHES ALONG 56W TUE AND MOVES INTO THE E CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-182130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NE OF JAMAICA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 82W. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 17N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. .TUE AND WED...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY W OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-182130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 4 TO 7 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. $$ AMZ086-182130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 17N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 70W. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 14N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-182130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N 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. $$ AMZ088-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST TODAY REACHING FROM 31N75W TO 26N80W TONIGHT. THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH BERMUDA SUN NIGHT REACHING A POSITION FROM 30N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA SUNRISE MON....THEN MOVES SE OF AREA MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES DOMINATES WATERS N OF FRONT THROUGH MID WEEK. $$ AMZ080-182130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27 SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...S OF 27N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/CHRISTENSEN