503
FZNT23 KNHC 071454
OFFNT3
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND
TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 07 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.
AMZ089-072130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008
SYNOPSIS
A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 77W WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE W
CARIBBEAN WED AND THU. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 66W WILL PASS
S OF HISPANIOLA WED AND MOVE THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN FRI AND
SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 41W WILL REACH ALONG 55W FRI AND MOVE
INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE N PORTION
OF THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS THU THEN DRIFT E DISSIPATING OVER
THE NE PORTION FRI AND SAT.
AMZ082-072130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROPICAL
WAVE.
WED THROUGH FRI
W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ISOLATED TSTMS.
AMZ084-072130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU
N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI AND SAT
N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
AMZ086-072130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
TROPICAL WAVE.
THU
S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI AND SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
AMZ087-072130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU
N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 60W WED AND THU. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT IN E SWELL. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
PRIMARILY N SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
SAT
N OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
AMZ088-072130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008
SYNOPSIS
A COLD FRONT FROM 28N65W TO 27N80W WILL CONTINUE S
TO ALONG 25N LATE WED THEN LOSE IDENTITY THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE OFFSHORE GEORGIA THU NIGHT AND STALL OVER THE NW
WATERS AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE FRI AND SAT.
AMZ080-072130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 07 2008
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF FRONT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
WED AND WED NIGHT
N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
THU
N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
THE NW BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
FRI AND SAT
N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
FORECASTER NELSON
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