000 FZNT23 KNHC 311456 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 31 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. AMZ089-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 31 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT AND INTO THE W CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS LATE SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ082-312130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 31 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND MON...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 20N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-312130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 31 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND MON...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-312130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 31 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND MON...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-312130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 31 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 20N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...FROM 10N TO 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND WAVE MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND WAVE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ088-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 31 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 25N65W TO SOUTH FLORIDA WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH SAT THEN MOVE N NEAR 28N SUN AND MON. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FAR SOUTHERN WATERS THIS EVENING THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ080-312130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 31 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 29N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT E OF 72W. FROM 27N TO 29N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT E OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N AND S OF 21N. .SUN...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N OF 29N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ FORECASTER BERG/DGS