000 FZNT23 KNHC 082108 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 83W IS MOVING W 13 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT AND W OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 63W IS MOVING W 15 KT. THIS WAVE WILL REACH 71W SAT NIGHT AND TO NEAR 75W SUN NIGHT. THE WAVE WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. IT SHOULD EXIT THE CARIBBEAN LATE TUE OR EARLY WED. ATLC RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY THROUGH LATE MON...THEN BUILD W TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ082-090330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 08 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR COAST OF HONDURAS...AND ALSO N OF 19N W OF 83W. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .MON AND TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .WED...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N W OF 85W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 17N W OF 85W AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF N PART. $$ AMZ084-090330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 08 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 100 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 78W 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 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 75 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING 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. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY W PART. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA DIMINISHING TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY SW PART. $$ AMZ086-090330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 08 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE E OF TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT E OF TROPICAL WAVE. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N E OF 70W. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N WITHIN 240 NM E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 17N W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE N OF 15N. .MON...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 15N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT N OF 15N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .TUE AND WED...S OF 17N W OF 72W...AND ALSO N OF 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 14N...AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT S OF 15N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART NEAR ISLANDS. $$ AMZ087-090330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 08 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE W OF 58W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 18N W OF 60W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE N OF 18N W OF 60W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 16N AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 60W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E OF 58W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PART. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE SE PART WED. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING INTO E PART WED. $$ AMZ088-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES WILL DROP SE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SAT MORNING...THEN REACH FROM 31N76W TO 29N81W BY SAT NIGHT AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL FL BY EARLY SUN NIGHT AND BECOME DIFFUSE MON AND TUE. RIDGE FROM 24N65W TO STRAITS OF FL WILL CONTINUE INTO TUE...THEN SHIFT FROM 27N65W TO SE FL WED AS LOW PRES WITH AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SOUTHEAST THE UNITED STATES COAST INTO THE WATERS JUST N OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-090330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 08 2008 .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. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N W OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .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 5 TO 10 KT. 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 WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W...AND 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 72W. 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...AND BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 29N WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N... BECOMING NUMEROUS WED FAR N PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE