000 FZNT23 KNHC 180909 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 18 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. AMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 20N ALONG 85W WITH LOW PRES INLAND OVER NICARAGUA NEAR NEAR 14N84W IS MOVING W 10 KT. FRESH TO STRONG E WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WAVE WILL PERSIST INTO LATE FRI NIGHT OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE ERN CARIBBEAN S OF 18N ALONG 69W WITH AN ASSOCIATED 1008 MB LOW NEAR 13N67W IS MOVING W 15 TO 20 KT. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS LOW AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN NEAR 72W BY MIDDAY AND TO NEAR 77W TONIGHT. 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. $$ AMZ082-181530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 18 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 80W INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N. .SAT...W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 85W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 16N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN AND MON...S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT EARLY MON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING W OF AREA. .TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR THE CUBAN COAST. $$ AMZ084-181530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 18 2008 .TODAY 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 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 12N W OF 81W 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. $$ AMZ086-181530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 18 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS MAINLY S OF 16N W OF 68W THROUGH TONIGHT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS E OF 70W. .MON AND TUE...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-181530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 18 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 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 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT AND SUN. 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 OF 12N. $$ AMZ088-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESS OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST NEAR 31N81W WILL SLOWLY MOVE NNE THROUGH SAT NIGHT WITH MODERATE TO FRESH SW WINDS OVER OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST. LOW IS BEING MONITORED FOR POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT. OTHERWISE PRES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE IN WATERS BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND BERMUDA. FRESH E FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS BETWEEN THE HIGH PRES AND TROPICAL WAVES IN THE CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ080-181530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 18 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 76W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N W OF 76W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. 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 N OF 29N W OF 73W. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N W OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. 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 CHRISTENSEN