000 FZNT23 KNHC 080830 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 08 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. AMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 81W IS MOVING W 12 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS TODAY AND TONIGHT AND W OF THE AREA SAT. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 57W IS MOVING W 15 KT. THIS WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN TONIGHT...NEAR HISPANIOLA SAT NIGHT AND SUN AND THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. ATLC RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY THROUGH MON THEN RETREAT E AND WEAKEN TUE. $$ AMZ082-081530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 08 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS GULF OF HONDURAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 85W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-081530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 08 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 13N. $$ AMZ086-081530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 08 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT E OF 64W. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE SUN. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-081530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 08 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE N OF 18N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...FROM 14N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS DISSIPATING OVER THE N BAHAMAS. A COLD FRONT WILL IMPACT THE FAR N WATERS THIS WEEKEND CAUSING AN INCREASE IN SW WINDS AHEAD OF IT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO A POSITION FROM 31N76W TO 29N81W SAT...31N74W TO 29N80W SAT NIGHT AND BECOME DIFFUSE SUN. RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL SHIFT SW TO THE STRAITS OF FL TODAY THROUGH SUN. THE RIDGE WILL THEN SHIFT N ALONG 27N AND STRENGTHEN BY TUE. $$ AMZ080-081530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 08 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W OF THE BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF 72W AND N OF 28N W OF 70W. .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... DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N W OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF 78W. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI