000 FZNT23 KNHC 182101 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT OCT 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS... COLD FRONT MOVE OVER YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 23N80W TO THE COAST OF MEXICO NEAR 19N SUNDAY AND FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NORTHERN BELIZE MONDAY THEN WEAKEN ALONG 18N TUESDAY. OTHERWISE RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA AND BROAD TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHERN PART THROUGH THURSDAY. AMZ082-190330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT OCT 18 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...SOUTH OF THE FRONT EASTERLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NORTH OF THE FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 84W. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SOUTH OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NORTH OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 82W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 82W. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 84W. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 19N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N E OF 85W AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ084-190330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT OCT 18 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N NORTHERLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NORTHERLY WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-190330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT OCT 18 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W OF 70W AND S OF 16N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 16N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-190330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT OCT 18 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 10N TO 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO OCCASIONALLY 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT AND TO 7 FT IN N SWELL N OF 18N. $$ AMZ088-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT OCT 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 31N77W TO 28N81W THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO 31N72W TO 23N80W SUNDAY AND TO 30N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE MONDAY THEN BECOME DIFFUSE. STRONG HIGH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES WILL WEAKEN AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY WITH A WEAK RIDGE ALONG 30N TUESDAY. STRONG HIGH WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. $$ AMZ080-190330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT OCT 18 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N OF 27N NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUN NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL N OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N AND W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH N SWELL N OF 25N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO E WINDS 20 KT W OF 74W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER LL