000 FZNT23 KNHC 200246 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 81W TONIGHT WITH ASSOCIATED 1006 MB LOW NEAR 15N81W IS MOVING W 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO ALONG 88W S OF 24N SUN NIGHT AND W OF THE AREA ON MON. THE LOW ALONG THE WAVE AXIS MAY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 57W S OF 18N TONIGHT IS MOVING W 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO 63W SUN NIGHT...69W MON NIGHT...74W ON TUE...AND INTO THE W CARIBBEAN WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-200930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 75W AND 82W... .TONIGHT...S OF 20N E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. W OF TROPICAL WAVE TO 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG AND E OF WAVE TO 76W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF TROPICAL WAVE TO 80W SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG AND E OF WAVE TO 80W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 82W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 18N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-200930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 13N W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N W OF 78W. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 12N E OF 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 12N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-200930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 14N E OF 66W. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-200930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...FROM 09N TO 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .MON THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL N OF THE AREA NEAR 33.4N 77.5W 1006 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING NE AT 5 KT. CRISTOBAL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE FORECAST AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A WEAK 1018 MB LOW LOCATED JUST E OF THE FORECAST AREA NEAR 27N64W TONIGHT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH SUN. A RIDGE LOCATED THROUGH 31N66W TO CENTRAL FL TONIGHT WILL MOVE FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO 28N81W BY TUE AND WILL DRIFT N WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-200930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 29N W OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF RIDGE S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF RIDGE TO 24N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N W OF 75W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E OF 75W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 30N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N W OF 75W. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 29N W OF 72W SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF RIDGE S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF RIDGE TO 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF RIDGE SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF RIDGE TO 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... HIGHEST E PART. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CAB