000 FZNT23 KNHC 140830 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU AUG 14 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. AMZ089-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 61W WITH 1009 MB LOW NEAR 17N61W MOVING WNW 10 KT. THIS SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC NEAR OR JUST N OF THE NORTHERN LESSER ANTILLES TODAY THROUGH EARLY FRI BEFORE EXITING THE REGION...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. ANOTHER STRONG TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THIS WEEKEND AND BRUSH THE E CARIBBEAN ON MON. $$ AMZ082-141530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 14 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 TONIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 19N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-141530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 14 2008 .TODAY 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. SCATTERED 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 SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ086-141530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU AUG 14 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT OR LESS E OF WAVE AXIS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART BECOMING SCATTERED TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 14N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E MON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N SAT. $$ AMZ087-141530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 14 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 17N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 62W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 14N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 14N. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N W OF 62W... SHIFTING W OF AREA FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR E WATERS FRI NIGHT. .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. $$ AMZ088-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU AUG 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SW WINDS OVER NORTHERN WATERS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN ADVANCE OF A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MEANDER OVER THE NW WATERS THROUGH SAT. RIDGE FROM 26N65W TO STRAITS OF FL WILL LIFT SLOWLY N THROUGH SAT. A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WITH AN EMBEDDED LOW IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FAR SE WATERS FRI AND TRACK TOWARD/THROUGH THE BAHAMAS OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. $$ AMZ080-141530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU AUG 14 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 26N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 26N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W E OF FRONT SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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...S OF 26N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N BECOMING E TO SE E OF LOW OR WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E OF 71W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N W OF 71W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N W OF 76W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT 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 CANGIALOSI