000 FZNT23 KNHC 230834 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED AUG 23 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 23 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 64W MOVING W 15 TO 20 KT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE W CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI THEN EXIT THE AREA SAT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IS E OF THE AREA ALONG 50W IS MOVING W 15 KT. THIS WAVE... POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TONIGHT AND INTO THE E CARIBBEAN THU...THEN PASS THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT AND BEGIN TO ENTER THE W CARIBBEAN LATE SAT INTO SUN. OTHERWISE...RIDGE WILL CONTINUE N OF THE AREA WITH LOW PRES OVER COLOMBIA THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-231530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 23 2006 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL BY THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 18N TO 21N BETWEEN 82W AND 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR COAST OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W OF 81W. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 20N DECREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W PART. $$ AMZ084-231530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 23 2006 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL THU AND THU NIGHT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL THU NIGHT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL THU AND THU NIGHT. .FRI...N OF 13N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 13N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-231530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 23 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 68W AND 6 TO 8 FT E OF 68W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 17N E OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .FRI...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .SAT...N OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL W OF 68W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 68W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ087-231530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 23 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 12N TO 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 13N. .THU THROUGH SAT...FROM 12N TO 17N W OF 58W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECEASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI AND SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 17N. .SUN...S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 23 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 26N BY THU ...FROM 28N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI...THEN REFORM N OF 30N SAT AND SUN. TROPICAL WAVES WILL BRUSH THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA WED THROUGH SAT. TROPICAL STORM DEBBY OVER THE FAR E ATLANTIC WILL TRACK WELL E OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-231530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 23 2006 .TODAY 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 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 28N W OF 75W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .FRI...S OF 25N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 23N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR COAST OF CUBA. FROM 23N TO 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART AND ALSO W OF 74W. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE