000 FZNT23 KNHC 160848 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 JUL 16 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. AMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED JUL 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 75W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN AND REACH THE NICARAGUA COAST BY THU MORNING...FOLLOWED BY SLIGHTLY INCREASED WINDS AND SEAS PRIMARILY FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. A SECOND TROPICAL NEAR 53W WITH ASSOCIATED 1011 MB LOW PRES NEAR 13N53W WILL REACH 58W TONIGHT...BE THROUGH THE LESSER ANTILLES BY THU NIGHT...AND 67W BY FRI NIGHT. THIS WAVE/LOW COMPLEX WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE WELL EAST OF THE AREA WILL APPROACH THE LESSER ANTILLES BY SUN. $$ AMZ082-161530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED JUL 16 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N W OF 86W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 20N. .FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 19N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 19N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 20N. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-161530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED JUL 16 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ086-161530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED JUL 16 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 14N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 14N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NEAR THE S AMERICAN COAST. .FRI AND SAT...FROM 14N TO 18N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NEAR COAST OF S AMERICA. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 68W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 68W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM E TO W THROUGHOUT. $$ AMZ087-161530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED JUL 16 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N. .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 THROUGH SUN...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT AREA WIDE INCREASING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. $$ AMZ088-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED JUL 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 27N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LIFTS N TO ALONG 28N TODAY AS BROAD LOW PRES OVER TO THE WEST WEAKENS. THE RIDGE GIVES WAY TO A HIGH CENTER NEAR 28N71W ON THU. A MORE PRONOUNCED RIDGE WILL THEN EXTEND ALONG 30N/31N FRI THROUGH SUN AS TROPICAL WAVES PASS JUST TO THE S OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-161530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED JUL 16 2008 .TODAY...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 N OF 25N W OF 75W. .TONIGHT 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. .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. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN