000 FZNT23 KNHC 200803 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON OCT 20 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. AMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON OCT 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT STALLS OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TODAY THEN DISSIPATES BY TUE. 1009 MB LOW PRES DRIFTS SLOWLY N AND NW INTO GULF OF HONDURAS/BELIZE THROUGH MID WEEK. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 66W/67W MOVES WEST REACHING 79W BY WED. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 45W/46W APPROACHES THE LESSER ANTILLES BY MID WEEK. AMZ082-201530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON OCT 20 2008 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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 THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-201530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON OCT 20 2008 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NW TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED AND THU...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-201530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON OCT 20 2008 .TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 17N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-201530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON OCT 20 2008 .TODAY...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 10N TO 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT AND TO 7 FT IN N SWELL N OF 18N BY WED. $$ AMZ088-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON OCT 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM 27N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE TONIGHT/EARLY TUE...BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE BY WED. A REINFORCING FRONT MOVES S OF 31N BY LATE WED REACHING 24N/25N FRI BEFORE STALLING. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT THU AND FRI ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC. $$ AMZ080-201530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON OCT 20 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH N SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN N SWELL...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER MT