000 FZNT23 KNHC 222038 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 AUG 22 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 79W MOVING W 15 KT WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 63W 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. $$ AMZ082-230330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 19N W OF 80W. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BY THU NIGHT. S OF 17N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-230330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2006 .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. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N W OF 80W. .WED THROUGH THU 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-230330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N E OF 70W. .WED THROUGH THU....S OF 17N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 14N E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT E OF 65W. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-230330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2006 .TONIGHT AND WED...FROM 12N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT. 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 S OF 12N W OF 58W. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 15N. .WED NIGHT...FROM 12N TO 18N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE 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 SAT. $$ AMZ088-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 27N INTO THU ...THEN LIFT N TO ALONG 29N FRI AND WEAKEN SOME AND REACH TO NEAR 30N SAT. TROPICAL WAVES WILL BRUSH THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA WED THROUGH SAT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR NEAR THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT AND TRACK WELL NE OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-230330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT NEAR THE GREATER ANTILLES. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N W OF 75W. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 73W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 73W. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W OF 75W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .FRI...S OF 25N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 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. N OF 26N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB