000 FZNT23 KNHC 250911 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON AUG 25 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. AMZ089-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A LOW NEAR 14N68W 1006 MB IS MOVING NW 10 TO 15 KT. THE LOW...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL MOVE TO 16N72W TONIGHT...AND 19N75W TUE NIGHT NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...BEFORE POSSIBLY TURNING MORE N TOWARD THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS. INTERESTS NEAR HISPANIOLA...JAMAICA...EASTERN CUBA...AND THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 76W WILL MOVE W TOWARD 82W TONIGHT...AND 87W OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS WED NIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING W OF THE AREA. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 63W WILL REACH 69W TONIGHT...74W TUE NIGHT...AND 80W WED NIGHT BEFORE MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ082-251530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 .TODAY...S OF 18N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W TONIGHT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-251530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 .TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 12N W OF 80W. .THU AND FRI...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-251530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 .TODAY...W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM N OF LOW PRES. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM SE QUADRANT OF LOW PRES. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 73W. .TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM N QUADRANT OF LOW CENTER. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 15N W OF 65W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 65W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...EXCEPT NUMEROUS WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW CENTER. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 69W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF THE LOW CENTER. .WED...E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-251530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 .TODAY...N OF 17N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N W OF 57W. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ088-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT N THROUGH MID WEEK AS A TROUGH S OF 25N MOVES W OF 65W TUE NIGHT AND PASSES 70W WED NIGHT. THE TROUGH MAY MERGE WITH A LOW PRES SYSTEM...A POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...THAT MOVES N FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE THU...THEN TO THE E OF THE BAHAMAS FRI. $$ AMZ080-251530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS OVER THE BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 75W. .WED AND THU...E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N W OF 72W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S OF 25N E OF 72W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N W OF 72W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N W OF 72W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN