000 FZNT23 KNHC 130847 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED AUG 13 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. AMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 82W IS MOVING W 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA TONIGHT. STRONG TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 56W WITH AN ASSOCIATED 1008 MB LOW NEAR 14N56W WILL MOVE NW ACROSS TROPICAL N ATLC AND NEAR OR JUST N OF THE NORTHERN LESSER ANTILLES THU THROUGH EARLY FRI...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. ANOTHER STRONG TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-131530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 17N TODAY AND TONIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-131530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 7 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W TODAY AND FRI. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT . SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-131530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E OF 64W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT THU AND THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N BECOMING SCATTERED THU. .FRI...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 10 KT OR LESS N OF 16N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 14N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-131530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 59W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. N OF 17N W OF 59W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 12N TO 17N E OF 59W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N PART EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 12N TO 17N W OF 59W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR LOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 62W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EARLY... SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N W OF 62W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 14N AND 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .FRI...N OF 17N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS S OF 11N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR E LATE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N W OF 57W. .SAT...N OF 16N E OF 59W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 14N E OF 61W. .SUN...N OF 17N E OF 59W E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 26N65W TO STRAITS OF FL WILL LIFT SLOWLY N THROUGH SAT. LOW PRES ORGANIZING OVER SE CONUS WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TODAY PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG SW WINDS OVER NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH THU IN ADVANCE OF A DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MEANDER OVER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. THE NORTHERN END OF A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WITH AN EMBEDDED LOW IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FAR SE WATERS FRI AND TRACK TOWARD OR ACROSS THE SE BAHAMAS OVER THE WEEKEND...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. $$ AMZ080-131530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BETWEEN 23N AND 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N WITH NUMEROUS SHOWER AND TSTMS NW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR FRONT EARLY. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 26N. .FRI...N OF 28N SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 74W...AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 74W. S OF 26N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 28N AND OVER THE FAR SE PART NEAR WAVE OR LOW. .SAT...S OF 25N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE OR LOW. .SUN...S OF 26N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N W OF 73W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE OR LOW. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI