000 FZNT23 KNHC 060259 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 05 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. AMZ089-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY NEAR 29N52W WILL RETROGRADE NE BY THU AS A DEEP TROUGH PUSHES W OFF THE E COAST. EXPECT THE RIDGE AXIS TO MIGRATE S THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE BAHAMAS...FROM APPROXIMATELY 30N TO 25N...AS A RESULT. THE TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY ALONG 66W IS MOVING W AT 8 KT AND SHOULD REACH THE E COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE...CURRENTLY ALONG 49W AND MOVING W AT 13 KT...WILL PASS THROUGH THE ISLANDS INTO THE CARIBBEAN THU AND CONTINUE W TOWARD THE W CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY IN THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC WATERS SAT AND THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA SUN. $$ AMZ082-060930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 05 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT ...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N E OF 81W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 83W ESPECIALLY NEAR ISLANDS. .WED...S OF 16N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR THE CUBAN COAST N OF 20N E OF 80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N AND W OF 82W. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N AND ALSO W OF 83W THU. .FRI...S OF 18N E OF 87W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 82W. .SAT AND SUN..S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N E OF 82W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND MAINLY NE PART. $$ AMZ084-060930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 05 2008 .TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N W OF 80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 80W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 11N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 11N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 12N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 12N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT NEAR 81W. S OF 12N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUN. N OF 11N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY SW PART. $$ AMZ086-060930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 05 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N BETWEEN 64W AND 67W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST S OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W. $$ AMZ087-060930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 05 2008 .TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 13N W OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART LATE. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 16N E OF 60W E TO SE E 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE IN TO SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART SAT AND W PART SUN. $$ AMZ088-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY NEAR 29N52W WILL RETROGRADE NE BY THU AS A DEEP TROUGH PUSHES OFF THE E COAST. THIS TROUGH SHOULD CLIP THE NW WATERS FRI NIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. EXPECT THE RIDGE AXIS TO PUSH S THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE BAHAMAS...FROM APPROXIMATELY 30N TO 25N...AS A RESULT. IN THE MEANTIME...A SURFACE TROUGH N OF THE TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 66W IS MOVING NW AND WILL PASS N OF THE BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND WED BEFORE MERGING WITH THE DEEP TROUGH PUSHING OFF THE E COAST. $$ AMZ080-060930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 05 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 29W E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 25N AND 29W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N W OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF THE BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT E OF 70W. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N W OF 73W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF THE BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N S TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N E OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK