000 FZNT23 KNHC 030252 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 83W S OF 21N IS MOVING W 12 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 72W IS MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL REACH TO NEAR 77W SUN NIGHT...NEAR 79W MON MORNING...NEAR 82W MON NIGHT ...TO W OF AREA TUE NIGHT. A WELL ORGANIZED TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA ALONG 46W WITH ASSOCIATED LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 19N46W SHOULD ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUN NIGHT AND TRACK THROUGH THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON THROUGH TUE AND INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-030930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 02 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS GULF OF HONDURAS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 84W. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE WED. S OF 18N W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-030930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 02 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 78W AND 81W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 81W. S OF 11N E OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 11N W OF 79W NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 11N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS S OF 10N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 5 TO 10 KT S OF 10N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 12N E OF 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 12N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS S OF 10N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-030930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 02 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 69W. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SW PART. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON AND MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON AND MON NIGHT. .TUE...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR WAVE. .THU...W OF 69W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-030930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 02 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE AFTER WAVE PASSAGE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR W PART THROUGH EARLY TUE. .WED AND THU...FROM 12N TO 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE AXIS ALONG 26N WILL SHIFT N TO NEAR 29N SUN AND TO 30N TUE AND WED...THEN REFORM ALONG 25N E OF BAHAMAS THU. THE NORTHERN EXTENSION OF A TROPICAL WAVE E OF THE AREA WILL BRUSH THE FAR SOUTHERN WATERS BEGINNING TUE MORNING AND CONTINUE W ACROSS THE SE AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-030930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 02 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W...AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 75W. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N W OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 72W. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W E OF 72W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N W OF 72W THROUGH EARLY MON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AND BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT E OF 70W TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 74W AND INCREASING SE PART TUE...BUT MORE NUMEROUS SW PART THROUGH EARLY MON. .WED AND THU...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS TO 5 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE...AND ALSO N OF 25N W OF 74W. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI/AGUIRRE