000 FZNT23 KNHC 061519 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 06 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. AMZ089-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 74W MOVING W 15KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI AND MOVE W OF THE AREA SAT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL ATLC AREA TONIGHT AND THU...THEN ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ082-062130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 06 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 16N AND E OF 81W W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR THE CUBAN COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR THE CUBAN COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N. .FRI...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR THE CUBAN COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 82W. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT SUN. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR THE CUBAN COAST. $$ AMZ084-062130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 06 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLUMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 12N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-062130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 06 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 16N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S OF 14N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 14N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-062130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 06 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...FROM 11N TO 19N E TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...THE NORTHERN EXTENSION OF TROPICAL WAVE S OF 26 ALONG 74W WILL MOVE W AT 15 TO 20 KT TODAY AND TONIGHT ...CROSSING THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BAHAMAS AND THE FLORIDA STRAITS EARLY THU. RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL MOVE S TO 25N THU THROUGH SAT BUT WILL SHIFT E AS A COLD FRONT REACHING THE NW WATERS SAT EVENING. FRONT SHOULD LIE FROM 31N72W TO NEAR VERO BEACH FLORIDA BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-062130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 06 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N W OF 73W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N. .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 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FAR N PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN. FROM 25N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W OF 75 W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N $$ FORECASTER KOSIER