000 FZNT23 KNHC 031517 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 75W WILL MOVING W THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA WILL APPROACH 55W AROUND SUNRISE WED AND INTO THE E CARIBBEAN THU. LOW PRES E OF AREA NEAR 19N50W WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS OF THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC AREA MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-032130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 84W. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 17N W OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-032130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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. $$ AMZ086-032130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT E OF 67W. $$ AMZ087-032130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT OVER WATERS N OF 16N TONIGHT. 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 SPREADING W ACROSS WATERS N OF 18N. .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. $$ AMZ088-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE AXIS ALONG 26N WILL SHIFT N TO NEAR 29N MON THROUGH WED THEN SHIFT S TO ALONG 25N E OF BAHAMAS THU. THE NORTHERN EXTENSION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA TUE MOVE ACROSS THE SE AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-032130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 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 BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON