From: SIU Weather Processor (ldm@WEATHER3.ADMIN.NIU.EDU)
Date: Fri Oct 03 2008 - 04:11:26 EDT
487
FZNT23 KNHC 030811
OFFNT3
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND
TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI OCT 03 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.
AMZ089-031530-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 AM EDT FRI OCT 03 2008
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MERGE
WITH A BROAD FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN BY LATE TODAY.
THE REMNANTS OF THIS MERGED FRONT WILL DRIFT NW TONIGHT AND BE W
OF AREA LATE SAT ALLOWING MODERATE E TRADES TO RESUME ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD.
$$
AMZ082-031530-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
530 AM EDT FRI OCT 03 2008
.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E OF 82W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 82W.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 20N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
$$
AMZ084-031530-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
530 AM EDT FRI OCT 03 2008
.TODAY...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W PORTION.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE
TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2 FT.
$$
AMZ086-031530-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
530 AM EDT FRI OCT 03 2008
.TODAY THROUGH TUE...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BECOMING SEAS 2 TO 3 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
$$
AMZ087-031530-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 AM EDT FRI OCT 03 2008
.TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING
TO 20 KT TONIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF
19N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT SE S OF 14N E OF 58W.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
$$
AMZ088-031530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
530 AM EDT FRI OCT 03 2008
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 26N80W WILL MOVE E AND
MERGE WITH A STATIONARY TROUGH FROM 31N73W TO 23N79W BY THIS
EVENING. THE N PORTION OF THE MERGED FRONT WILL CONTINUE E
AND WEAKEN. THE S PORTION WILL STALL OVER THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS
FRI NIGHT THEN DRIFT W SAT REACHING THE FLORIDA STRAITS SAT
NIGHT...AND MOVE W OF AREA SUN. STRONG HIGH PRESS BUILDS IN OVER
N PORTION TUE WITH INCREASING NE WINDS.
$$
AMZ080-031530-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
530 AM EDT FRI OCT 03 2008
.TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
6 TO 9 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E
OF BAHAMAS AND SEAS 3 FT IN AND W OF BAHAMAS.
$$
FORECASTER COBB
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