000 FZNT23 KNHC 222111 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT WED OCT 22 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. AMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER BELIZE AND THE SOUTHERN YUCATAN SHOULD DRIFT NW TONIGHT AND THEN TURN N THU AS IT PUSHES INTO THE S CENTRAL GULF. WEAK LOW PRESSURE ALONG A TROPICAL WAVE SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN TROPICAL ATLC WATERS TONIGHT EARLY FRI AND BECOME DIFFUSE LATE FRI. A COLD FRONT SHOULD MOVE INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN WATERS LATE SAT OR EARLY SUN AND EXTEND FROM 22N82W TO 16N88W SUN EVENING. THE FRONT SHOULD SLIP FARTHER SE TO 21N79W TO 16N87W MON NIGHT AS A SECOND...STRONGER COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE GULF BEHIND IT MON. AMZ082-230330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 19N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 19N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 20N. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SAT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT AND 2 TO 4 FT LATER SAT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W. .MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. $$ AMZ084-230330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 12N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE MOSTLY N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA EARLY. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. S OF 11N VARIABLE MOSTLY N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-230330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 13N...DIMINISHING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT AREA WIDE THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE THU. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT AND 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT AND 3 TO 5 FT SUN. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-230330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE N OF 19N E OF 58W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 14N AND SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NE PART LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 60W VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SUN. FROM 11N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUN. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 29N TO 30N TONIGHT SHOULD BE REINFORCED THU AS STRONGER RIDGING OVER THE CAROLINAS BUILDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT SWEEPING BY N OF THE FORECAST AREA. A WARM FRONT ATTACHED TO LOW PRES MOVING THROUGH THE SE U.S. LATE FRI SHOULD EXTEND FROM NE FLORIDA COAST TO 28N77W FRI EVENING AND SHOULD LIFT NE TO 31N77W TO 29N75W SAT MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE OFF GEORGIA COAST EARLY SAT AND EXTEND THROUGH 31N78W TO 28N81W SAT AFTERNOON AND FROM 31N72W TO 23N81W SUN EVENING. FRONT STALLS FROM 31N70W TO 22N78W MON AFTERNOON AND WAITS FOR A SECOND STRONGER COLD FRONT TO PUSH INTO NW WATERS LATE MON... EXTENDING FROM 31N75W TO WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA MON NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-230330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N E OF 71W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 75W SPREADING N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 71W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST N OF 25N W OF 73W. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR AND OVER FLORIDA PENINSULA AND ADJACENT WATERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 24N E OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT N PART. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING SW 10 TO 15 KT S OF WARM FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT S OF WARM FRONT LATE. S OF 25N W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 24N W OF 75W LIFTING N. .SAT...N OF 26N E OF COLD FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF WARM FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT S OF WARM FRONT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW NEAR COLD FRONT EXCEPT SHIFTING NW BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS NW PART DIMINISHING AND SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG REMAINDER OF FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 26N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT SE TO S NEAR FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 26N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 28N E OF FIRST FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FIRST FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 10 KT OR LESS NEAR FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N W OF FIRST FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FIRST FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF SECOND FRONT. NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG BOTH FRONTS. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN