000 FZNT23 KNHC 131449 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE FROM 20N55W TO 10N57W WITH 1010 MB LOW NEAR 17N56W MOVING NW ACROSS TROPICAL 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. $$ AMZ082-132130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 17N TODAY AND TONIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-132130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AND TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. .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. $$ AMZ086-132130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E OF 64W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT THU AND THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N BECOMING SCATTERED THU. .FRI...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 14N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-132130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ088-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 26N65W TO STRAITS OF FL WILL LIFT SLOWLY N THROUGH SAT. LOW PRES ORGANIZING OVER SE CONUS WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TODAY PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG SW WINDS OVER NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH THU IN ADVANCE OF A DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MEANDER OVER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. THE NORTHERN END OF A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WITH AN EMBEDDED LOW IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FAR SE WATERS FRI AND TRACK TOWARD OR ACROSS THE SE BAHAMAS OVER THE WEEKEND...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. $$ AMZ080-132130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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/DGS