000 FZNT23 KNHC 090826 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 09 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. AMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 85W IS MOVING W 12 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE W OF AREA TONIGHT. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 66W IS MOVING W 15 KT. THIS WAVE WILL REACH 73W SUN...78W MON...AND MOVE INTO E HONDURAS/NICARAGUA ON TUE. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 54W MOVING W 17 KT WILL ENTER TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TODAY...E CARIBBEAN SUN AND TO NEAR 70W MON...76W TUE AND 82W WED. ATLC RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN NEAR 32N45W THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THEN WEAKEN SLIGHTLY MON THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-091530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 85W. .WED...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-091530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. 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 OF 82W. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 75 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 82W MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MON. .TUE AND WED...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED. SCATTERED TSTMS TUE. $$ AMZ086-091530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .TODAY...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE E OF TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE N OF 15N. .MON...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY ...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 16N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT WED. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N. $$ AMZ087-091530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE N OF 18N TODAY. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 17N. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING INTO E PART WED. $$ AMZ088-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES WILL DROP SE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS EARLY TODAY. THE FRONT WILL MEANDER OVER THE FAR NW WATERS THROUGH SUN NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. RIDGE FROM 26N65W TO STRAITS OF FL WILL REMAIN THROUGH MON...THEN SHIFT N SLIGHTLY TUE AND WED. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG CAROLINA COAST LATE TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ080-091530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 29N E OF 73W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF 77W. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N SUN AND SUN NIGHT. .WED...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 75W. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI