000 FZNT23 KNHC 221449 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 AUG 22 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 22 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 77W MOVING W 15 KT WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 61W MOVING W 15-20 KT WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE WED NIGHT AND INTO THE W CARIBBEAN THU FRI THEN W OF AREA SAT. OTHERWISE...RIDGE WILL CONTINUE N OF THE AREA WITH LOW PRES OVER COLOMBIA THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-222130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 22 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 80W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N W OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECEASING TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-222130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 22 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEA8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS S OF 12N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-222130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 22 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 16N W OF 70W AND ALSO N OF 14N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N E OF 70W. .WED THROUGH THU....N OF 15N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 13N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 13N. $$ AMZ087-222130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 22 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...FROM 12N TO 20N E OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT TONIGHT AND WED. S OF 12N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 8N TO 12N. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 16N. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 15N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 15N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT...AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 15N. $$ AMZ088-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 22 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 27N INTO THU ...THEN LIFT N TO ALONG 29N FRI AND WEAKEN SOME AND REACH TO NEAR 30N SAT. TROPICAL WAVES WILL BRUSH THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA WED THROUGH SAT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR NEAR THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND REMAIN WELL E OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-222130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 22 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 E OF 74W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 74W. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 70W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 70W. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 75W WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 23N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 73W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 73W. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W OF 75W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .THU AND FRI...S OF 25N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...S OF 26N W OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE/DGS