000 FZNT23 KNHC 100242 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 71W MOVING W 10 KT. THE WAVE WILL REACH 75W LATE SUN...81W LATE MON...AND MOVE INTO HONDURAS/NICARAGUA TUE. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 59W MOVE W 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SUN AND TO NEAR 69W LATE MON...74W LATE TUE...AND INTO THE W CARIBBEAN BY THE END OF THE PERIOD. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 39W WILL CROSS 55W TUE NIGHT AND MOVE THROUGH THE ISLANDS ON THU. CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THEN WEAKEN SLIGHTLY MON THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-100930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N TUE. .WED AND THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W SE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-100930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 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. $$ AMZ086-100930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE N OF 15N. .MON...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 16N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT WED. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N. $$ AMZ087-100930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE N OF 19N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N 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 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING INTO E PART WED. .THU...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS FROM 31N72W TO NE FLORIDA WILL MOVE EAST PASSING E OF THE AREA MON NIGHT. RIDGE FROM 25N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL REMAIN THROUGH MON MORNING...THEN SHIFT N SLIGHTLY THROUGH THU. LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG CAROLINA COAST WED AND MOVE NORTHEAST NORTH OF THE AREA THU. $$ AMZ080-100930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 09 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 29N E OF 70W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 29N 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 AND E OF FRONT. .TUE...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .WED...N OF 29N W OF 72W 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 29N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .THU...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK