000 FZNT23 KNHC 160310 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 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. AMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 73W S OF 18N IS MOVING W AT 15 TO 20 KT. IT IS EXPECTED TO REACH NEAR 75W WED MORNING...TO NEAR 81W WED NIGHT...AND ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA BY LATE THU. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IS E OF THE AREA ALONG 52W S OF 17N WITH A 1012 MB LOW ON THE WAVE AXIS NEAR 13N52W. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC WATERS WED MORNING...AND PASS THROUGH THE LESSER ANTILLES THU FOLLOWED BY INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD FROM E TO W PRIMARILY OVER THE NRN SECTION OF THE WRN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY WELL E OF THE AREA IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN LATE SAT INTO EARLY SUN FOLLOWED BY INCREASING VEERING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. $$ AMZ082-160930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 81W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 78W. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 20N. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-160930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W AND ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 13N. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO E 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 78W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-160930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 15N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT ...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 12N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 70W...MOVING W. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 14N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 14N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NEAR THE S AMERICAN COAST. .FRI AND SAT...FROM 14N TO 18N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NEAR COAST OF S AMERICA. .SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM E TO W THROUGHOUT. $$ AMZ087-160930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL WED AND WED NIGHT. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. FROM 12N TO 19N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 18N. .FRI...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT FROM 13N TO 17N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S PART. $$ AMZ088-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE FAR WRN WATERS WILL SLOWLY LIFT N THROUGH FRI AS A RIDGE FROM 27N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LIFTS N TO ALONG 28N WED...AND IS THEN REPLACED BY A HIGH CENTER NEAR 28N71W ON THU. A MORE PRONOUNCED RIDGE WILL THEN EXTEND ALONG 30N/31N FRI THROUGH SUN AS TROPICAL WAVES PASS JUST TO THE S OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-160930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008 .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW OF LINE 31N71W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO 23N79W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 74W. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 76W...MOVING W OF AREA. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S 5 TO 10 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER COBB/AGUIRRE