000 FZNT23 KNHC 151503 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 68W WITH AN ASSOCIATED 1010 MB LOW NEAR THE EASTERN TIP OF HISPANIOLA IS MOVING W TO WNW 10 KT. THE WAVE SHOULD LIE ALONG 72W SAT MORNING...76W EARLY SUN...AND 80W MON MORNING...WITH THE ASSOCIATED LOW REMAINING JUST N OF THE GREAT ANTILLES...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. THE SOUTHERN END OF THE WAVE SHOULD EXIT THE W CARIBBEAN ON TUE. ANOTHER STRONG TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 49W WITH A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 15N49W IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SAT NIGHT AND SUN AND WEAKEN WHILE TRACKING NW. $$ AMZ082-152130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 81W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...N OF 18N E OF 81W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W. .TUE...N OF 18N E OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 80W. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-152130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 80W LATE. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-152130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW FAR W THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS N OF 16N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W. .SAT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF WAVE AXIS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF WAVE AXIS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS NEAR HISPANIOLA AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WINDWARD PASSAGE SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. N OF 15N W OF 72W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS OVER WINDWARD PASSAGE DIMINISHING. .MON AND TUE...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-152130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS S OF 11N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 11N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW DIMINISHING. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N W OF 60W 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 AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .MON...N OF 18N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...FROM 15N TO 20N E OF 62W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N 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 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR E LATE. $$ AMZ088-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A 1010 MB LOW NEAR THE EASTERN TIP OF HISPANIOLA IS MOVING W TO WNW AT 10 KT. THE LOW COULD STRENGTHEN INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE AS IT MOVES OVER OR NEAR HISPANIOLA TODAY AND REACH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND EASTERN CUBA SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUN. THE LOW WILL THEN TURN NW AND BE IN THE VICINITY OF THE SW BAHAMAS MON AND FLORIDA TUE. RIDGE AXIS FROM 30N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL LIFT N TO 31N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT THEN E OF THE AREA SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-152130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 300 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF RIDGE AXIS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. N OF RIDGE AXIS SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR FLORIDA COAST. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 24N E OF 74W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 300 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF RIDGE AXIS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE S OF 24N W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE S OF 24N W OF 75W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 26N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W. .SUN THROUGH TUE...WITHIN 300 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 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF LOW NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SQUALLS NEAR LOW. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN