000 FZNT23 KNHC 171429 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 17 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. AMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 20N ALONG 82W WITH LOW PRESS NEAR 14N82W IS MOVING W 10 KT AND WILL MOVE ACROSS NICARAGUA LATER THIS AFTERNOON. FRESH TO STRONG E WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WAVE WILL PERSIST INTO TONIGHT. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN ALONG 64W WITH ASSOCIATED 1009 MB LOW PRES NEAR 13N64W IS MOVING W NEAR 20 KT. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS LOW AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN REACHING 70W TONIGHT...77W BY FRI NIGHT...AND THE NICARAGUAN COAST BY LATE SAT. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE E OF THE AREA NEAR 42W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS FRI AND SAT AND INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SEA ON SUN. $$ AMZ082-172130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS W OF 85W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT W OF 80W TONIGHT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR THE CUBAN COAST. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 20N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE W OF 85W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING W OF AREA. .SAT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .SUN AND MON...S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT EARLY MON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-172130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 13N E OF 80W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 13N W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 NIGHT 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 AND MON...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-172130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 14N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 14N E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 15N E OF 70W. .TONIGHT...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS W OF 72W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 15N W OF 68W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...FROM 14N TO 18N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NEAR COAST OF S AMERICA. .SUN AND MON...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM E TO W THROUGHOUT. $$ AMZ087-172130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. FROM 12N TO 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 17N W OF 60W...MOVING W OF AREA. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. FROM 12N TO 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OF HIGH PRES ALONG 27N WILL GIVE WAY TO HIGH PRES NEAR 28N73W FRI...AS LOW PRESS OFF NE FLORIDA COAST LIFTS NE TO THE CAROLINAS. ATLC RIDGE WILL THEN EXTEND ALONG 28N TO CENTRAL FL LATE FRI THROUGH MON AS TROPICAL WAVES PASS TO THE S OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-172130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 78W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 21N TO 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 21N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 75W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E SAT. 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 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SW 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/COBB