000 FZNT23 KNHC 091448 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 68W IS MOVING W 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL REACH 73W SUN...78W MON...AND MOVE INTO HONDURAS/NICARAGUA ON TUE. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 56W MOVING W 17 KT WILL MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SUN AND TO NEAR 70W MON...76W TUE...AND 82W WED. CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THEN WEAKEN SLIGHTLY MON THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-092130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 85W. .WED...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-092130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR 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 20 TO 25 KT NEAR 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. $$ AMZ086-092130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE E OF TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE N OF 15N. .MON...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 16N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT WED. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N. $$ AMZ087-092130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE N OF 18N THIS AFTERNOON. 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. $$ AMZ088-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NW WATERS FROM 31N77W TO N FLORIDA WILL MEANDER OVER THE AREA THROUGH SUN NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. RIDGE FROM 26N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL REMAIN THROUGH MON...THEN SHIFT N SLIGHTLY TUE AND WED. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG CAROLINA COAST LATE TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ080-092130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO 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 24N. .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 26N 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 25N. .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 10 TO 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/BERG