000 FZNT23 KNHC 182101 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 87W WITH LOW PRES INLAND OVER HONDURAS NEAR 15N87W IS MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. FRESH TO STRONG E WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WAVE WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE TONIGHT OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE ERN CARIBBEAN ALONG 72W WITH AN ASSOCIATED 1008 MB LOW NEAR 14N72W IS MOVING W 15 TO 20 KT. TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS LOW. THE LOW AND TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE TO NEAR 75W TONIGHT...78W SAT...81W SAT NIGHT...83W SAT NIGHT...85W SUN AND INLAND OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE IS WELL E OF THE AREA. IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SAT AND SAT NIGHT AND INTO THE CARIBBEAN SEA SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-190330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 19N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE E OF 78W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF 78W LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR THE CUBAN COAST. $$ AMZ084-190330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 13N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 13N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 12N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SAT NIGHT AND SUN. .TUE AND WED...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 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. $$ AMZ086-190330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT E OF 64W. NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 68W TONIGHT AND W OF 72W SAT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT ...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT E OF 64W. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 67W SAT NIGHT AND SUN. .WED...S OF 17N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-190330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2008 .TONIGHT...FROM 12N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N SAT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 18N. $$ AMZ088-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A 1012 MB LOW OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST NEAR 31N81W IS PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG S TO SW WINDS E OF THE CENTER OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST. THIS LOW IS BEING MONITORED FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT. AS THE LOW DRIFTS N OR NE...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA BY SAT. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE BETWEEN BERMUDA AND THE BAHAMAS. FRESH E FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS BETWEEN THE HIGH AND TROPICAL WAVES IN THE CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ080-190330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TOWARDS MORNING. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 76W AND N OF 27N E OF 70W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 23N TO 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N W OF 75W. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 28N W OF 74W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART...S OF 25N W OF 78W AND FROM 24N TO 28N E OF 70W SUN THROUGH MON. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI