000 FZNT23 KNHC 180313 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU JUL 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 20N ALONG 83W WITH LOW PRESS NEAR 14N83W IS MOVING W 10 KT AND WILL MOVE INLAND OVER HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA DURING THE NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG E WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WAVE WILL PERSIST INTO LATE FRI NIGHT OR EARLY SAT. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE ERN CARIBBEAN S OF 18N ALONG 67W WITH AN ASSOCIATED 1009 MB LOW NEAR 13N67W IS MOVING W NEAR 17 KT. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS LOW AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN NEAR 71W BY EARLY FRI MORNING AND TO NEAR 77W BY LATE FRI NIGHT. IT WILL THEN MOVE INLAND THE COAST OF HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA BY LATE SAT. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE IS WELL E OF THE AREA. IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS FRI AND SAT AND INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SEA ON SUN AND ACROSS THE W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-180930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU JUL 17 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 18N E OF WAVE TO 78W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR THE CUBAN COAST. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 18N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE W OF 85W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING W OF AREA. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE E OF 80W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .SUN AND MON...S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT EARLY MON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING W OF AREA. .TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR THE CUBAN COAST. $$ AMZ084-180930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU JUL 17 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 13N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-180930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT THU JUL 17 2008 .TONIGHT...FROM 12N TO 18N E OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 12N TO 18N W OF WAVE TO 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 12N TO 18N E OF WAVE TO 64W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT N OF 14N E OF 71W AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT W OF 71W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 14N. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 16N BETWEEN 65W AND 71W. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM W OF WAVE FROM 13N TO 17N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE E OF 72W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...FROM 14N TO 18N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NEAR COAST OF S AMERICA. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 17N W OF 68W...MOVING W OF AREA. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS E OF 70W. .MON AND TUE...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-180930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU JUL 17 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 S OF 11N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 60W. .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 SAT AND SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N MAINLY FRI AND SAT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST S PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 16N. $$ AMZ088-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU JUL 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESS OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST NEAR 31N80W IS WILL SLOWLY MOVE NNE THROUGH SAT NIGHT WITH MODERATE SW WINDS OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA. LOW IS BEING MONITORED FOR POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT. OTHERWISE RIDGE OF HIGH PRES ALONG 27N WILL GIVE WAY TO HIGH PRES NEAR 28N73W FRI...ATLC RIDGE WILL THEN EXTEND ALONG 28N TO CENTRAL FL LATE FRI THROUGH TUE AS TROPICAL WAVES PASS TO THE S OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-180930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU JUL 17 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT W OF 80W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF 80W. N OF 28N E OF 70W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 21N TO 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 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 TSTMS W OF 78W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N W OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT RUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 75W NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON AND TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N 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...AND S OF 21N. $$ FORECASTER COBB/AGUIRRE