000 FZNT23 KNHC 072108 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT THU AUG 07 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. AMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 79W IS MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI NIGHT AND W OF THE AREA SAT AFTERNOON. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 59W S OF 13N IS MOVING W 15 KT. THIS WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN OVERNIGHT...AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT THROUGH SUN REACHING THE W CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. ATLC RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN SOME ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-080330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 07 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N E OF 82W...AND 2 TO 4 FT REMAINDER AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 19N W OF 80W TUE...EXCEPT SE 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART NEAR ISLANDS. $$ AMZ084-080330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 07 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 13N W OF 80W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE TO 30 KT EARLY NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 12N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL TUE. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N W OF 80W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-080330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU AUG 07 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...AND BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE SUN. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 14N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT N OF 14N. .MON AND TUE...S OF 18N W OF 65W...AND ALSO N OF 15N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-080330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 07 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED W PART. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE 10 TO 15 KT NW PART. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY W PART. .MON AND TUE...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU AUG 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH IN THE VICINITY OF THE BAHAMAS FROM 27N76W TO 23N77W WILL DRIFT WNW AND DISSIPATE INTO FRI MORNING. RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL SHIFT SE FROM 26N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FL FRI THROUGH TUE AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES TO ALONG 31N75W TO 29N81W BY SAT AND SAT NIGHT...THEN BECOMES A TROUGH FROM 31N72W TO 28N81W SUN AND MON AND DISSIPATES TUE. . $$ AMZ080-080330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU AUG 07 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 72W ...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 72W. FROM 24N TO 28N S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 76W AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF 76W. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 23N TO 26N E OF 67W...AND OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. 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 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 23N TO 27N E OF 67W...AND ALSO N OF 28N W OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 28N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT...AND W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 29N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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 OF 29N E OF TROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 29N W OF 72W. .MON AND TUE...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 70W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 70W. FROM 23N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N 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 OF 28N...BECOMING MORE FOCUSED W OF 75W TUE AND ALSO SW PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE