000 FZNT23 KNHC 150857 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 15 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. AMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 66W WITH A 1010 MB LOW NEAR PUERTO RICO IS MOVING W 10 KT. THE WAVE WILL BE ALONG 69W THIS AFTERNOON...73W TONIGHT...75W SAT...THEN OVER JAMAICA SAT NIGHT WITH THE LOW REMAINING JUST N OF THE GREATER ANTILLES... POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. THE WAVE WILL CONTINUE W ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON THEN OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ON TUE. ANOTHER STRONG TROPICAL WAVE E OF THE AREA ALONG 47W WITH A 1009 MB LOW NEAR 13N47W IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SAT NIGHT AND SUN THEN WEAKEN MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-151530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS SUN. E OF TROPICAL WAVE SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT. .TUE...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-151530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-151530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT N OF 17N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 17N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 16N E OF 74W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...WINDWARD PASSAGE SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 16N W OF 68W. .MON AND TUE...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-151530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008 .TODAY...N OF 18N W OF 62W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 17N W OF 62W. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 58W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 15N W OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 18N E OF 57W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...FROM 15N TO 20N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ088-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A 1010 MB LOW LOCATED NEAR PUERTO RICO IS MOVING W AT 10 KT. THE LOW MAY STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL CYCLONE AS IT MOVES TO NEAR THE MONA PASSAGE THIS AFTERNOON...NEAR THE N COAST OF HISPANIOLA TONIGHT AND SAT...THEN NEAR EASTERN CUBA SAT NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN TURN NW AND BE IN THE VICINITY OF THE WESTERN BAHAMAS AND FLORIDA SUN THROUGH TUE. RIDGE AXIS FROM 29N65W TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL LIFT N FROM 31N65W TO SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT THEN N OF THE AREA SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-151530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 240 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 25N TO 29N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 29N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 24N E OF 74W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 240 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF LOW E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF LOW NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 26N BETWEEN 67W AND 78W. .SUN THROUGH TUE...WITHIN 240 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF LOW SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SQUALLS NEAR LOW. $$ FORECASTER BERG