000 FZNT23 KNHC 250853 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 25 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. AMZ089-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 88W MOVES W OF AREA TODAY. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 62W REACHES 67W TONIGHT...73W SAT... 78W SUN AND THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS MON AND TUE. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE E OF THE AREA MOVES W AND REACHES THE TROP N ATLC WATERS N OF GUYANA LATE SUN. FOURTH TROPICAL WAVE ENTERS TROP N ATLC WATERS TUE. $$ AMZ082-251530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 81W LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDE 3 TO 5 FT W OF 81W SAT NIGHT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT OR LESS LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDE 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-251530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. $$ AMZ086-251530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 66W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-251530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF 15N WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF WAVE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 19N. $$ AMZ088-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO N FLORIDA MOVES N OF AREA TODAY. WEAK TROUGH TRACKS THROUGH N WATERS SAT AND SUN. RIDGE BUILDS W AGAIN MON AND TUE ALONG 27N. $$ AMZ080-251530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN ...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF 70W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 70W. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 78W. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI