000 FZNT23 KNHC 191528 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 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. AMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 78W WITH ASSOCIATED 1009 MB LOW NEAR 14N78W IS MOVING W AT 13 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO NEAR 82W LATE TONIGHT...NEAR 85W SUN THEN INLAND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SUN NIGHT OR EARLY MON MORNING...WITH AN EXISTING POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE E OF THE AREA WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR ERN TROPICAL N ATLC THIS AFTERNOON...AND THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-192130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E ALONG AND E OF WAVE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .SUN...W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA...SPREADING E TO W. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 82W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E 20 KT S OF 18N E OF 80W AND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT S OF 16N W OF 83W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N E OF 80W AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE ...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 16N W OF 83W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-192130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 14N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 14N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N VARIABLE WINDS MAINLY E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL FROM 11N TO 13N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 11N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 13N E OF 80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 12N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 12N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 13N TONIGHT AND SUN AND NW PART SUN NIGHT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-192130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N E OF 66W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 71W. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N E OF 67W TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. .WED...S OF 17N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-192130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 20N...AND 4 TO 5 S OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N W OF 57W. .SUN AND 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 18N. $$ AMZ088-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE N OF THE AREA NEAR 32.6N 78.5W AT 1500 UTC IS MOVING NE OR 50 DEG AT 6 KT. THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN INTO A TROPICAL THIS EVENING AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA. A WEAK 1015 MB LOW LOCATED NEAR 27N67W WILL TRACK E OF AREA THROUGH SUN NIGHT. THE NRN FRINGE OF THE CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 78W WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MODERATE E TO SE WINDS THROUGH THE FAR SRN WATERS BETWEEN THE BAHAMA ISLAND CHAIN AN CUBA THROUGH LATE SUN NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM ABOUT 31N65W TO CENTRAL FL TONIGHT THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ080-192130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 79W. N OF 26N E OF 75W NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT FROM 26N TO 28N E OF 67W...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT FROM 26N TO 28N E OF 67W...DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. FROM 23N TO 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN 73W AND 79W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN 73W AND 79W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 30N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W. ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 26N TO 28N E OF 68W. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 28N W OF 74W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N SUN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON. N OF 28N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...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 N OF 30N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W SUN...BECOMING ISOLATED SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SW PART SUN AND SUN NIGHT. $$ FORECASTER SANDOVAL/AGUIRRE