000 FZNT23 KNHC 132052 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE FROM 22N57W TO 09N61W WITH 1010 MB LOW NEAR 17N59W MOVING NW ACROSS TROPICAL ATLC AND NEAR OR JUST N OF THE NORTHERN LESSER ANTILLES THU THROUGH EARLY FRI...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE BEFORE MOVING NW TOWARD THE STRAITS OF FL ON MON. ANOTHER STRONG TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO BRUSH THE FAR E WATERS OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-140330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-140330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AND TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT AND TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT . SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ086-140330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 64W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT TO 15 KT N OF 16N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .MON...S OF 14N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-140330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 .TONIGHT...FROM 17N TO 20N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS BECOMING E TO SE E PART 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS BECOMING E TO SE E PART 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. BETWEEN 12N AND 16N N TO NE WINDS BECOMING SE TO S E PART 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 15N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...FROM 17N TO 21N BETWEEN 59W AND 63W NE TO E WINDS BECOMING E TO SE E PART WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E TO NE TO E WINDS BECOMING E TO SE E PART 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .FRI...N OF 18N W OF 62W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N SE TO E WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS E PART 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR E LATE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N W OF 62W. .SAT...N OF 16N E OF 59W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT NE PART LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 20N E OF 58W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BETWEEN 10N AND 16N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N E OF 57W. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES OVER SE CONUS WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG SW WINDS OVER NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH THU IN ADVANCE OF A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MEANDER OVER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. RIDGE FROM 26N65W TO STRAITS OF FL WILL LIFT SLOWLY N THROUGH SAT. A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WITH AN EMBEDDED LOW IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FAR SE WATERS FRI AND TRACK THROUGH THE S BAHAMAS OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE STRAITS OF FL MON...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. $$ AMZ080-140330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 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 BECOMING E TO SE W OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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 26N. .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. 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 6 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 TO 15 KT LATE SE PART. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 26N. .FRI...N OF 28N W OF 69W E OF FRONT SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 69W N OF 25N S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BETWEEN 25N AND 28N W OF 74W W TO NW WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 22N W OF 68W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BECOMING 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 26N W OF 70W AND OVER THE FAR SE PART NEAR WAVE OR LOW. .SAT...N OF 24N W OF 76W N WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. BETWEEN 24N AND 27N FROM 70W TO 76W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N BETWEEN 67W AND 76W E TO SE WINDS E OF 70W AND NE TO E WINDS W OF 70W 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 21N BETWEEN 69W AND 72W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 76W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR WAVE OR LOW. .SUN...S OF 25N BETWEEN 69W AND 78W SE TO S WINDS E OF 74W AND N TO NE WINDS W OF 74W 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT FROM 22N TO 24N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR WAVE OR LOW. .MON...S OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS E OF 79W AND N TO NE WINDS W OF 79W 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT FROM 23N TO 25N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR WAVE OR LOW. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK