000 FZNT23 KNHC 102103 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 75W MOVING W 12 KT. THE WAVE WILL REACH 77W TONIGHT...82W LATE MON...AND MOVE INTO HONDURAS/NICARAGUA TUE. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 63W MOVING W 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO NEAR 69W LATE MON...74W LATE TUE...AND INTO THE W CARIBBEAN WED AND THU. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 44W WILL CROSS 55W TUE NIGHT WITH A LOW NEAR 13N. THE WAVE AND LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE ISLANDS ON THU OVER THE EAST CARIBBEAN FRI. $$ AMZ082-110330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N MON AND TUE. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. $$ AMZ084-110330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 12N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-110330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .MON...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 16N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N LATE WED AND THU. .FRI...W OF THE WAVE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF THE WAVE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-110330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008 .TONIGHT 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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 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 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. .FRI...N OF 15N E OF 60W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N W OF 60W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 57W. $$ AMZ088-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS FROM 31N73W TO NE FLORIDA WILL DISSIPATE BY MON. RIDGE FROM 25N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL REMAIN THROUGH MON MORNING...THEN SHIFT N SLIGHTLY THROUGH THU. LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG CAROLINA COAST WED AND MOVES NORTHEAST THU INCREASING SW WINDS ACROSS N WATERS. RIDGE ALONG 30N FRI. $$ AMZ080-110330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008 .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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 30 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 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. 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. .FRI...N OF 28N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER LL