000 FZNT23 KNHC 232035 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 23 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. AMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 64W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE AND THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WED AND THU. BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC IS ASSOCIATED WITH A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 12N56W MOVING W 12 KT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WINDWARD ISLANDS THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN IS FORECAST TO TRACK WNW TOWARDS THE GENERAL VICINITY OF THE NORTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA SUN THROUGH TUE...AND POSSIBLY TRACK MORE TO NW WED AND THU AS WEAK HIGH PRES SETTLES TO THE N OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-240330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 81W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN THROUGH THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W MON THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ084-240330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 11N NE 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 OF 12N. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING VARIABLE WED AND THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S PART. $$ AMZ086-240330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA...MOVING TO W OF 67W MON NIGHT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 14N BETWEEN 66W AND 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 14N E OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED AND THU...WITH SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ087-240330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N. .MON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM 31N74W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL MOVE NW THROUGH SUN NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE NE PART OF THE AREA THROUGH THU WHILE A LARGE AMPLITUDE TROPICAL WAVE MOVES TO NEAR THE E PORTION OF THE AREA THU. $$ AMZ080-240330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 78W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT ...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL W OF 67W AND 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF 68W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 28N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 28N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 22N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SW OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 22N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 75W. .TUE THROUGH THU...W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 28N E OF 66W THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 70W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS INCREASING FAR E PART THU. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE