000 FZNT23 KNHC 020830 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 02 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. AMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 75W S OF 21N IS MOVING W 17 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN MOVING W OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT INTO EARLY MON. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY ALONG 39W WILL TO MOVE W TO 58W MON AND INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SEA TUE...THEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN NEAR HISPANIOLA WED. $$ AMZ082-021530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 02 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 21N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF JAMAICA. S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY E OF 81W. .MON...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-021530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 02 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11 N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N W OF 79W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 11N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-021530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 02 2008 .TODAY...S OF 16N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 16N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT MON AND TUE. E OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT MON AND TUE N OF 16N AND W OF 73W. .WED...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ087-021530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 02 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 63W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 15N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 58W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 10N AND N OF 16N. .MON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE FAR NE. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL BUILD E AND SHIFT N TO 28N SUN AND MON AND TO ALONG 30N TUE AND WED. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 75W WILL PASS THROUGH THE FAR SRN WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHILE ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE...CURRENTLY ALONG 39W...WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR SE WATERS ON TUE. $$ AMZ080-021530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 02 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 30N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 26N TO 30N E OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 26N TO 30N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS TO 3 FT. S OF 23N E OF 73W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W W OF THE BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. BETWEEN 23N AND 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW AND SW PARTS. .MON...N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY S PART. .TUE...N OF 28N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 2 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 28N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. BETWEEN 23N AND 28N E OF 68W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E OF 68W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W NE TO E WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 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. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK