000 FZNT23 KNHC 230906 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU OCT 23 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. AMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU OCT 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES OVER YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE FRIDAY AND SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTHEAST OVER THE FAR NORTHWEST PART OF THE CARIBBEAN. STRONG COLD FRONT REACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MONDAY AND BY LATE MONDAY EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS. AMZ082-231530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU OCT 23 2008 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. .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. $$ AMZ084-231530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU OCT 23 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 79W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N NORTHERLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE MOSTLY N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-231530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU OCT 23 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. BETWEEN 65W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 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 15 KT. SEAS 4 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. $$ AMZ087-231530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU OCT 23 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUN. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU OCT 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO NORTH FLORIDA WILL BECOME DIFFUSE AS HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA BRIDGES THE FRONT TODAY. A WARM FRONT WILL DEVELOP OVER THE BAHAMAS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO A LINE FROM THE EASTERN BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT THEN MOVES NORTH OF AREA EARLY SATURDAY. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF GEORGIA COAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND EXTEND THROUGH 31N77W TO 24N81W SAT AFTERNOON AND FROM 31N72W TO 23N81W SUN MIDDAY. FRONT WILL STALL FROM 31N72W TO 23N80W MON. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF GEORGIA COAST LATE MON...EXTENDING FROM 31N76W TO 22N80W MON NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-231530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU OCT 23 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST WINDS 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 TSTMS W OF 75W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N E OF 71W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT WITH N TO NE SWELL. S OF 24N E OF 71W 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 WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING SW 15 TO 20 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 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 COLD 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 TSTMS NW PART DIMINISHING TO SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 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 15 TO 20 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 LL