000 FZNT23 KNHC 282035 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 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. AMZ089-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE WILL MOVE SE AND STALL FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE HONDURAN/NICARAGUAN BORDER LATE WED THROUGH FRI...THEN DISSIPATE SAT. AMZ082-290330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND W OF FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N AND DECREASING TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING 5 TO 6 FT SUN. E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-290330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...W OF 81W N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 81W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-290330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-290330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 .TONIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL N OF 13N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 13N. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...MERGED COLD FRONTS ALONG 31N65W TO 21N75W THIS EVENING WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM 25N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WED AND STALL THROUGH FRI. A REINFORCING HIGH PRESS BUILDS S INTO FAR N WATERS THU NIGHT AND FRI...THEN MOVES E OF AREA SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ080-290330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 .TONIGHT AND WED...E OF MERGED FRONTS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF MERGED FRONTS TO 74W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 74W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N LATE WED AND NE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND E OF MERGED FRONTS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S OF 26N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 INCREASING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE THU. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FAR N PART THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 74W...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 74W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITH N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... .EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER COBB