000 FZNT23 KNHC 190253 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 87W/88W WITH LOW PRES INLAND OVER HONDURAS NEAR 14N88W IS MOVING W 10 KT. FRESH E WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WAVE PERSISTS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE E CARIBBEAN ALONG 74W WITH AN ASSOCIATED 1008 MB LOW NEAR 15N74W IS MOVING WNW 17 KT. TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS LOW. THE LOW AND TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE TO NEAR 79W SAT...82W SAT NIGHT...85W SUN AND INLAND OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON. A THIRD BUT WEAKER 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. $$ AMZ082-190930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 19N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 78W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT E OF 78W. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS GULF OF HONDURAS AND S OF 18N E OF 78W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR THE CUBAN COAST. $$ AMZ084-190930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 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 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 13N W OF 80W NE 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. $$ AMZ086-190930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT E OF 64W. NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 70W TONIGHT MOVING W OF AREA BY LATE SAT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT ...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT E OF 64W. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 67W SAT NIGHT AND SUN. .WED...S OF 17N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-190930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2008 .TONIGHT...FROM 12N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 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. $$ AMZ088-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE NEAR 31.9N 79.6W AT 0300 UTC MOVING NE OR 040 DEG 05 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. T.D THREE IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM BY LATE SAT AND MOVE FURTHER N AWAY FROM THE AREA. FRESH TO STRONG S TO SW WINDS SE OF THE CENTER WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA BY LATE SAT. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE BETWEEN BERMUDA AND THE BAHAMAS. FRESH E FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS BETWEEN THE HIGH AND TROPICAL WAVES IN THE CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ080-190930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 S OF 22N W OF 70W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 72W NE 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 COBB