000 FZNT23 KNHC 252101 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 65W REACHES 68W LATE TONIGHT... 73W SAT...78W SUN AND THROUGH GULF OF HONDURAS MON AND TUE. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA MOVES W AND REACHES TROP N ATLC WATERS N OF GUYANA LATE SUN. THIRD TROPICAL WAVE IMPACT TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ082-260330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 7 FT...SUBSIDE TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT OR LESS LATE SAT. SEAS 4 FT...SUBSIDE TO 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-260330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. $$ AMZ086-260330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-260330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 15N WITHIN 180 NM OF WAVE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 19N. $$ AMZ088-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO N FLORIDA MOVES N OF AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WEAK TROUGH TRACKS THROUGH N WATERS SAT AND SUN. RIDGE BUILDS W AGAIN MON AND TUE ALONG 27N. $$ AMZ080-260330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT E OF 73W AND 2 FT W OF 73W. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND TUE...N OF 28N W OF 76W SW WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES