000 FZNT23 KNHC 230318 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES OVER BELIZE LIFTS NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO THU. A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO AND INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN FROM 22N81W TO 16N88W BY LATE SUN. THE FRONT SHOULD SLIP FARTHER SOUTHEAST TO 21N79W TO 16N87W MON NIGHT AS A SECOND...STRONGER COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE GULF BEHIND IT MON. A TROPICAL WAVE MOVES WEST OVER THE WATERS NORTH OF GUYANA THU AND INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN FRI...REACHING THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT. AMZ082-230930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .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. $$ AMZ084-230930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE MOSTLY N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA EARLY. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. S OF 11N VARIABLE MOSTLY N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-230930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 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. $$ AMZ087-230930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE N OF 19N E OF 58W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUN. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT PUSHING S OF 31N SWEEPS TO THE EAST OF THE AREA THROUGH LATE THU. A WARM FRONT ATTACHED TO LOW PRES MOVING THROUGH THE SE U.S. LATE FRI EXTENDS FROM NE FLORIDA COAST TO 28N77W FRI EVENING AND LIFTS NE TO 31N77W TO 29N75W SAT MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVES 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. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO NW WATERS LATE MON... EXTENDING FROM 31N75W TO WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA MON NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-230930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 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 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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N E OF 71W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS SO F 27N W OF 75W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 71W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 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/CHRISTENSEN