000 FZNT23 KNHC 040903 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 JUL 04 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 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. AMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE S OF 16N ALONG 81W MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT SHOULD MOVE W OF AREA TONIGHT. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE S OF 18N ALONG 69W MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT SHOULD SPREAD THROUGH CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT. THIRD TROPICAL WAVE S OF 20N ALONG 53W MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT SHOULD REACH THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ082-041530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 04 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO OCCASIONALLY 25 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT GULF OF HONDURAS LATE SAT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT MON NIGHT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TUE EXCEPT E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TUE EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT GULF OF HONDURAS THROUGH THE PERIOD. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. $$ AMZ084-041530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 04 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR SHORE. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AREA WIDE MON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 80W LATE MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL MON AFTERNOON...HIGHEST E. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT W TO NW S OF 10N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 10N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 10N. .TUE...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 10N AND W TO NW 10 KT OR LESS S OF 10N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 10N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 10N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-041530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 04 2008 .TODAY...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 68W. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 20 KT SAT NIGHT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN NIGHT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR W DIMINISHING SAT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE AFTERNOON EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT ATLC PASSAGE IN NE SWELL LATE TUE. $$ AMZ087-041530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 04 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 17N E OF 60W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 17N E OF 60W SUN NIGHT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT E OF 59W LATE TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL LATE TUE. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART TUE. $$ AMZ088-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...ENHANCED SUBTROPICAL RIDGE WITH AN AXIS RUNNING ENE TO WSW OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS SHOULD CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES SHOULD CONTINUE S OF 23N...WITH MORE UNSETTLED CONDITIONS SUN INTO MON THANKS TO THE NORTHERN END OF A TROPICAL WAVE PASSING THROUGH. $$ AMZ080-041530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 04 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW NEAR NE FLORIDA COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SE... EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR FL E COAST. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 22N SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT OFF SE FLORIDA COAST. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW NEAR NE FLORIDA COAST BECOMING NE TO E E OF 70W TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL....HIGHEST E. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN