000 FZNT23 KNHC 170914 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU JUL 17 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. AMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU JUL 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 20N ALONG 81W IS MOVING W 15 TO 20 KT...AND WILL PUSH INTO THE NICARAGUAN COAST THIS AFTERNOON. FRESH TO STRONG E WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WAVE WILL PERSIST INTO TONIGHT. A LOW PRES CENTER MAY DEVELOP OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN BEFORE IT REACHES THE COAST. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE IS MOVING INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN...WITH ASSOCIATED 1009 MB LOW PRES NEAR 12N62W. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IS ALSO POSSIBLE OF THIS LOW AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN REACHING 70W TONIGHT...77W BY FRI NIGHT...AND THE NICARAGUAN COAST BY LATE SAT. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE E OF THE AREA NEAR 42W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS FRI AND SAT AND INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SEA ON SUN. $$ AMZ082-171530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU JUL 17 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS W OF 85W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT W OF 80W TONIGHT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR THE CUBAN COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 20N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE W OF 85W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING W OF AREA. .SAT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .SUN AND MON...S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT EARLY MON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-171530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU JUL 17 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 13N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 13N W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 78W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .SUN AND MON...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-171530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU JUL 17 2008 .TODAY...N OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 14N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 70W. .TONIGHT...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS W OF 72W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 14N SE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...FROM 14N TO 18N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NEAR COAST OF S AMERICA. .SUN AND MON...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM E TO W THROUGHOUT. $$ AMZ087-171530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU JUL 17 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. FROM 12N TO 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 17N W OF 58W EARLY THU..MOVING W OF AREA. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. FROM 12N TO 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU JUL 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OF HIGH PRES ALONG 27N WILL GIVE WAY TO HIGH PRES NEAR 28N73W FRI...AS BROAD LOW PRESS OVER FLORIDA LIFTS OUT TO THE CAROLINAS. ATLC RIDGE WILL THEN EXTEND ALONG 28N TO CENTRAL FL LATE FRI THROUGH MON AS TROPICAL WAVES PASS TO THE S OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-171530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU JUL 17 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 78W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 29N E OF 70W W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 21N TO 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 21N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 75W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SW 10 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN