000 FZNT23 KNHC 150257 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 64W WITH A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 19N64W IS MOVING W 13 KT. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE W OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND ACROSS PUERTO RICO OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH FRI...WITH POSSIBLY OF IT STRENGTHENING INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. ANOTHER STRONG TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY E OF THE AREA ALONG 45W/46W WITH A 1009 MB LOW NEAR 12N45W IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE E PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SAT NIGHT...AND PASS THROUGH THE N PORTION OF THAT ZONE THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ082-150930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 14 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N W OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N E OF 78E E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE TUE E PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-150930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 14 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 KT... EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 75 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 11N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON AND TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 11N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S PART. $$ AMZ086-150930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 14 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN NE ATLC PASSAGES. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 16N E OF 66W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N E OF 73W. .FRI...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 16N E OF 68W. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW AND SW PARTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 67 E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 64W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 64W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT .SUN AND MON...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT EARLY NEAR COLOMBIA COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT EARLY NEAR COLOMBIA COAST. $$ AMZ087-150930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 14 2008 .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 18N W OF 62W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 19N E OF 62W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF OF 17N W OF 61W...MOVING W OF AREA OVERNIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 63W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 62W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING NE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO NE N OF 15N E OF 57W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 15N E OF 57W LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART MAINLY N OF 15N. .SUN...N OF 16N E OF 57W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 16N W OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .MON...N OF 19N BETWEEN 57W AND 62W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 16N E OF 57W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .TUE...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE FAR NW PART AND NW TO NE 5 TO 10 KT S PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E PART MAINLY N OF 15N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ088-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N74W TO A 1011 MB LOW OVER SE GEORGIA WILL DRIFT SLIGHTLY S THROUGH FRI NIGHT AS THE LOW TRACKS NE ALONG THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL THEN BECOME DIFFUSE SAT. RIDGE FROM 28N65W TO STRAITS OF FL SHOULD LIFT N TO 31N65W TO SOUTH FL ON SAT...AND TO THE NE WATERS BY SUN. A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 64W S OF 22N WITH A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 19N64W IS MOVING W 13 KT. THIS SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO TRACK MORE WNW... POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...OVER THE FAR S WATERS THROUGH SUN MORNING BEFORE TURNING NW AND N ACROSS THE BAHAMAS LATER SUN INTO EARLY MON THEN INTO THE FAR N CENTRAL WATERS BY TUE. $$ AMZ080-150930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 14 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT E OF 70W...AND SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT SW OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT E OF 70W AND 1 TO 2 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 76W FRI NIGHT. N OF 28N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BETWEEN 26N AND 28N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N W OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO SE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 72W...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 70W AND NEAR TROPICAL WAVE OR LOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 71W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT. N OF 27N W OF 71W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N BETWEEN 69W AND 76W N TO NE WINDS BECOMING SE TO S E PART 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS... AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E PART. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT E PART SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 70W AND SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH THE LOW. .SUN...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 73W AND 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE OR LOW. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT TUE. N OF 25N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W...AND SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT S OF 26N W OF 78W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N W OF 78W...3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N E OF 75W AND 1 TO 2 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK/AGUIRRE