000 FZNT23 KNHC 010915 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 AUG 01 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. AMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 69W MOVING W 15 KT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI NIGHT...ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT AND SAT NIGHT...AND INTO THE W CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON...THEN W OF THE AREA LATE TUE. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY ALONG 33W IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS LATE SUN AND MON...AND REACH THE NE PORTION OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA TUE. $$ AMZ082-011530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 01 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT FAR SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 20N W OF 81W. .SUN...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON AND TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BUILDING TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-011530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 01 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N W OF 81W. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 82W NE TO E WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-011530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 01 2008 .TODAY...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N W OF 65W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 14N E OF 65W. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 66W. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-011530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 01 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 15N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 15N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH CURRENTLY PASSING THROUGH FAR N WATERS WILL SLOWLY MAKE ITS WAY N OF THE AREA ON SUN...ALLOWING THE RIDGE TO BUILD IN FROM THE E. TO THE S...THE TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY S OF 20N ALONG 68W WILL PASS THROUGH THE FAR S WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR SE WATERS ON TUE. $$ AMZ080-011530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 01 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 30N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 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 EXCEPT FAR SE TO 6 FT...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 30N E OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 30N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BETWEEN 27N AND 30N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BETWEEN 24N AND 27N WINDS E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS...1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 24N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS...2 TO 4 FT SAT BECOMING 4 TO 5 FT SUN. .MON AND TUE...N OF 28N W OF 75W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK