000 FZNT23 KNHC 230846 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED JUL 23 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. AMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 79W WILL MOVE W INTO THE GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT AND W OF AREA THU NIGHT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 56W WILL MOVE W 15 KT INTO E CARIBBEAN TONIGHT REACHING 70W FRI...75W SAT AND MOVE THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE FAR E ATLC WILL MOVE TOWARD TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUN. $$ AMZ082-231530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W AND S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 20N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 80W SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-231530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N TONIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-231530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N E OF 67W LATE SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ087-231530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...FROM 11N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL SHIFT NW TO POSITION FROM 31N75W TO 28N80W FRI...THEN SHIFT SE EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY SUN. $$ AMZ080-231530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TODAY...NW OF RIDGE SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF RIDGE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 LEE OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 70W AND W OF 78W. .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI