FZNT25 KNHC 060302
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT THU AUG 05 2004

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC
FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 73W IS MOVING W 15 KT. THE WAVE
COULD DEVELOPED INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. THE WAVE WILL BE NEAR
76W FRI AFTERNOON...NEAR 78W FRI NIGHT...80W SAT...84W
SUN...AND W OF AREA MON. A NEW WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE
TROPICAL ATLANTIC SAT NIGHT AND NEAR THE E CARIBBEAN MON AND
TUE.

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
205 AM EDT FRI 06 AUG 2004NORTHWESTERN VENEZUELA. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS REMAIN UNFAVORABLE...
BUT MAY BECOME A LITTLE MORE FAVORABLE FOR REGENERATION TO OCCUR
DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO
THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH AND BRING LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL TO PARTS OF HISPANIOLA...EASTERN CUBA AND EASTERN
JAMAICA. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS
SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THE SYSTEM FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
IF NECESSARY.

THE 1013 MB LOW NEAR 17.5N 43.5W IN THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC NOW IS
A CANDIDATE FOR POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION DURING THE
NEXT 36 HOURS. THIS LOW CENTER IS PART OF A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG
43W/44W SOUTH OF 25N MOVING WEST 15 KT. SCATTERED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ARE AN HALF-CIRCLE SHAPE...FROM 9N TO 11N BETWEEN
30W AND 35W. MOST OF THE MIDDLE TO UPPER LEVEL AREA SOUTH OF 20N
BETWEEN 40W AND 60W HAS DRY AIR.