000 FZNT23 KNHC 092105 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 71W MOVE W 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL REACH 75W LATE SUN...80W LATE MON...AND MOVE INTO HONDURAS/NICARAGUA LATE TUE. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 58W MOVE W 17 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SUN AND TO NEAR 70W LATE MON...76W LATE TUE...AND 82W LATE WED. CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THEN WEAKEN SLIGHTLY MON THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-100330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 85W. .WED AND THU...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-100330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .TONIGHT 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 SUN NIGHT. 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. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...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. .WED AND THU...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-100330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE N OF 15N. .MON...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 16N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT WED. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N. $$ AMZ087-100330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .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 NIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. 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. .THU...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS FROM 31N73W TO N FLORIDA WILL MOVE EAST PASSING E OF THE AREA MON NIGHT. RIDGE FROM 26N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL REMAIN THROUGH MON...THEN SHIFT N SLIGHTLY TUE THROUGH THU. LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG CAROLINA COAST TUE AND MOVE NORTHEAST NORTH OF THE AREA WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-100330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SUN THEN SW 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N E OF 70W 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. .TUE...N OF 28N SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF 77W. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .WED...N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N 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. .THU...N OF 28N SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL