000 FZNT23 KNHC 140306 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 59W WITH 1010 MB LOW NEAR 17N59W MOVING W 15 KT. THIS SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC TO NEAR OR JUST N OF THE NORTHERN LESSER ANTILLES THU THROUGH EARLY FRI...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE BEFORE MOVING WNW TO THE VICINITY OF THE SE BAHAMAS AND STRAITS OF FL ON MON. ANOTHER STRONG TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO BRUSH THE FAR E WATERS OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-140930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING NE TO E THU AND THU NIGHT SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 THU NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-140930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 13N. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT . SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ086-140930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N...BECOMING SCATTERED NE PART THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... HIGHEST SW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .MON...S OF 14N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-140930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 .TONIGHT...FROM 17N TO 20N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE IN THE SE PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 12N AND 16N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S IN E PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 16N BETWEEN 57W AND 61W. .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 AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 62W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NE TO E IN THE E PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR E FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N W OF 62W...SHIFTING W OF AREA FRI AFTERNOON. .SAT...N OF 16N E OF 59W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NE PART LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .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. FROM 10N TO 16N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N E OF 57W. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ENTIRE AREA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES MOVING OFFSHORE THE S CAROLINA COAST WILL CREATE FRESH TO STRONG SW WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MEANDER OVER THE NW WATERS THROUGH SAT. RIDGE FROM 26N65W TO STRAITS OF FL WILL LIFT SLOWLY N THROUGH SAT. A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WITH AN EMBEDDED LOW IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FAR SE WATERS FRI AND TRACK THROUGH THE S BAHAMAS OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE STRAITS OF FL MON...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. $$ AMZ080-140930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG 31N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR AND ALONG 31N. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW OF LINE 31N73W TO 29N78W TO 27N81W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE E OF 75W. .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 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO NE TO E 15 KT LATE IN THE SE PART. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 26N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 69W E OF FRONT SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR FRONT FRI NIGHT. 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. FROM 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 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE WINDS...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N W OF 68W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. 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 4 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 AND MON...S OF 26N BETWEEN 69W AND 78W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FROM 22N TO 24N W OF 74W N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT AND 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE W OF 74W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS... AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR WAVE OR LOW. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK/AGUIRRE