000 FZNT23 KNHC 101443 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 10 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. AMZ089-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 74W MOVING W 12 KT. THE WAVE WILL REACH 77W TONIGHT...82W LATE MON...AND MOVE INTO HONDURAS/NICARAGUA TUE. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 62W MOVING W 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON AND TO NEAR 69W LATE MON...74W LATE TUE...AND INTO THE W CARIBBEAN BY THE END OF THE PERIOD. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 43W WILL CROSS 55W TUE NIGHT AND MOVE THROUGH THE ISLANDS ON THU. CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN SLIGHTLY MON THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-102130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N MON AND TUE. .WED AND THU...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-102130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 82W TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED AND THU...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-102130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .MON...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 16N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N LATE WED AND THU. $$ AMZ087-102130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT E OF TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING E TO SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING INTO E PART WED. .THU...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS FROM 31N73W TO NE FLORIDA WILL MOVE DISSIPATE BY MON. RIDGE FROM 25N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL REMAIN THROUGH MON MORNING...THEN SHIFT N SLIGHTLY THROUGH THU. LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG CAROLINA COAST WED AND MOVES NORTHEAST THU INCREASING SW WINDS ACROSS N WATERS. $$ AMZ080-102130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NW OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. 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. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 72W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF 75W. FROM 23N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. 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 E OF 73W. .TUE...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N 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 28N. .THU...N OF 29N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N SE TO 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 FAR SE PART AND N OF 29N. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI/BERG