000 FZNT23 KNHC 032100 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES E OF AREA NEAR 19N50W WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS OF THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC AREA MON AND TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W OF THE GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 76W WILL MOVING W THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 55W AROUND SUNRISE WED AND INTO THE E CARIBBEAN THU REACHING ALONG 70W FRI. $$ AMZ082-040330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 84W. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 17N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N W OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-040330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .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 80W 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. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-040330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT E OF 67W. $$ AMZ087-040330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY. 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 17N. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...FROM 12N TO 19N 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. .FRI...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE AXIS ALONG 26N WILL SHIFT N TO NEAR 29N MON THROUGH WED THEN SHIFT S TO ALONG 25N THU AND FRI. THE NORTHERN EXTENSION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA TUE AND THEN MOVE ACROSS THE SE AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED AND THU REACHING THE FLORIDA STRAITS FRI. $$ AMZ080-040330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 03 2008 .TONIGHT AND 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. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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. .FRI...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO KT. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER NELSON