000 FZNT23 KNHC 070242 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MEANDER AROUND 30N50W THROUGH THE PERIOD AND BEGIN TO INTENSIFY THU EVENING. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 75W MOVING W 18 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI AND INTO CENTRAL AMERICA ON SAT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 55W TONIGHT IS MOVING W ABOUT 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE LESSER ANTILLES INTO THE CARIBBEAN BY FRI...APPROACH 70W SAT NIGHT...AND IMPACT E CUBA/JAMAICA AND POINTS S BY THE END OF THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-070930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 06 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR THE CUBAN COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR THE CUBAN COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .SUN AND MON...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT FAR SE ON MON. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT NEAR THE CUBAN COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-070930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 06 2008 .TONIGHT AND THU...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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...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 7 TO 9 FT IN IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .SUN AND MON...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W. $$ AMZ086-070930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 06 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR E LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 67W. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 16N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 65W. .MON...S OF 16N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-070930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 06 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N AND S OF 12N. .SUN AND MON...FROM 14N TO 17N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 17N. $$ AMZ088-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A DEEP TROUGH OVER THE NW ATLC AND ITS ASSOCIATED SURFACE BOUNDARY SHOULD REMAIN N OF WATERS THROUGH SAT AND THEN CLIP THE NW WATERS. FOR NOW...THE NORTHERN EXTENSION OF TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY FOUND BETWEEN 23N76W AND 27N70W WILL SLOWLY LIFT NW TOWARD THIS DEEP TROUGH AND IS EXPECTED TO HOVER IN THE NORTHERN WATERS INTO SAT. THE PARENT TROPICAL WAVE TO THE S WILL CROSS THE WESTERN BAHAMAS AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH THU NIGHT. RIDGE CURRENTLY ALONG 29N WILL MOVE S THROUGH 26N THU AND THROUGH 24N BY SAT BEFORE MIGRATING BACK N TOWARD 26N ON MON. $$ AMZ080-070930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 06 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT E OF 75W SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER THE BAHAMAS AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 75W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. FROM 24N TO 28N S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF 75W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER THE BAHAMAS AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. BETWEEN 25N AND 29N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. ISOLATED 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 3 TO 4 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST E OF THE BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .MON...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK