000 FZNT23 KNHC 290833 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 29 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. AMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO ON MONTSERRAT NEAR 16.7N 62.2W ERUPTED AROUND 1140 PM EDT MON WITH AN ASH PLUME MOVING WNW 15 TO 20 KT. ASH OR SMOKE MAY OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY LESS THAN 5 NM TODAY FROM 16N TO 18N BETWEEN 62W AND 64W. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE E OF THE AREA NEAR 45W WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS ON WED WITH WINDS INCREASING N OF 15N BEGINNING TONIGHT. THE WAVE WILL BE NEAR 58W WED AND THE LESSER ANTILLES WED NIGHT...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE E AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-281530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 29 2008 .TODAY...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 18N W OF 80W. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-281530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 29 2008 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...N OF 11N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-281530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 29 2008 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY FROM 16N TO 18N E OF 64W... .TODAY THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF ASH OR SMOKE FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO ON MONTSERRAT MAY OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY LESS THAN 5 NM FROM 16N TO 18N E OF 64W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 66W WED. .WED NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 70W AND N OF 15N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .THU AND FRI...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .SAT...S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-281530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 29 2008 .TODAY...FROM 15N TO 20N E OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS DEVELOPING S OF 17N E OF 58W. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N. .THU...N OF 18N W OF 58W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .FRI AND SAT...FROM 10N TO 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. $$ AMZ088-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 28N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH THU THEN MOVE N TO 27N BY SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE SE WATERS LATE THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-281530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 29 2008 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 29N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 24N. .THU...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N W OF 72W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 29N W OF 72W. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FAR SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .FRI...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW AND SE PARTS. .SAT...N OF 29N E OF 74W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW AND SE PARTS. $$ .FORECASTER BERG. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.