000 FZNT23 KNHC 191529 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 19 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. AMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT STALLS OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATES BY TUE. 1010 MB LOW PRES REMAINS STATIONARY OVER GULF OF HONDURAS THROUGH MID WEEK. A TROPICAL WAVE NEAR TRINIDAD SHIFTS WEST REACHING 78W BY WED. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 40W APPROACHES THE LESSER ANTILLES BY MID WEEK. AMZ082-192130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 19N W OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W AND S OF 18N E OF 76W. .TONIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 79W AND S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N W OF 85W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 18N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-192130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 79W. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 12N W OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NW TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED AND THU...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ AMZ086-192130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 70W. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W OF 70W AND S OF 17N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N 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. $$ AMZ087-192130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 10N TO 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT AND TO 7 FT IN N SWELL N OF 18N BY WED. $$ AMZ088-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 26N80W MOVES E AND EXTENDS FROM 31N67W TO 21N76W TONIGHT...AND FROM 27N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE MON THEN BECOMES DIFFUSE BY WED. A REINFORCING FRONT MOVES S OF 31N BY LATE WED. $$ AMZ080-192130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL LATE TONIGHT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH N SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO E WINDS 20 KT W OF 73W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER MT/CHRISTENSEN