000 FZNT23 KNHC 030912 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 03 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. AMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 86W MOVING W 12 KT WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA TONIGHT. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 72W MOVING W 10 KT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA WILL APPROACH 55W NIGHT AND TRACK THROUGH THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON THROUGH TUE AND INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WED AND THU. LOW PRES ALONG THE TROPICAL WAVE MAY POSSIBLY BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE. $$ AMZ082-031530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 84W. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 17N W OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-031530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...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 7 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS S OF 10N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 5 TO 10 KT S OF 10N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-031530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-031530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE AFTER WAVE PASSAGE. SEAS 7 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 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .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. $$ AMZ088-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE AXIS ALONG 26N WILL SHIFT N TO NEAR 29N SUN AND TO 30N TUE AND WED AND ALONG 25N E OF BAHAMAS THU. THE NORTHERN EXTENSION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA TUE MOVE ACROSS THE SE AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-031530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 74W. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .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 N OF 25N W OF 74W. $$ FORECASTER DGS