000 FZNT23 KNHC 212000 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT MON JUL 21 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. AMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 18N ALONG 71W IS MOVING W 18 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO ALONG 74W BY LATE TONIGHT...NEAR 77W TUE AFTERNOON AND ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS TUE NIGHT AND WED. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND NE CARIBBEAN SEA THU AND FRI...THEN WEAKEN SOME SAT. $$ AMZ082-220330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...DIMINISHING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 20N W OF 83W...AND ALSO S OF 18N W OF 84W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 80W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 19N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL N OF 19N. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-220330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E TO SE 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. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 12N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 12N E OF 79W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-220330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N AND NEAR THE COAST OF S AMERICA. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 16N 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-220330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL SHIFT NW FROM 31N67W TO CENTRAL FL WED THROUGH SAT. TROUGH FROM 28N65W TO 26N68W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. $$ AMZ080-220330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 30N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W SW 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 24N TO 28N E OF 69W...AND FROM 24N TO 28N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W. .WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 30N W OF 75W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE