000 FZNT23 KNHC 162128 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 16 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. AMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 19.3N 75.2W 1006 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING W AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. FAY WILL MOVE TO 19.9N 77.0W TONIGHT...20.9N 78.1W NEAR S COAST OF CUBA SUN MORNING...22.2N 80.7W SUN NIGHT...23.6N 81.6W INLAND OVER CUBA MON...THEN MOVE N TO 27.0N 82.5W TUE. FAY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE N AND NE WED AND THU. OTHERWISE A TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 55W WILL CONTINUE W THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN REACHING 70W BY TUE. $$ AMZ082-170330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 18N E OF 82W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E OF CENTER OF FAY. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 82W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS DEVELOPING N OF 15N E OF 80W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER OF FAY. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 82W S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N BETWEEN 82W AND 84W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 83W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...S OF 19N W OF 85W...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...S OF 19N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-170330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 13N E OF 77W SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. $$ AMZ086-170330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 18N W OF 73W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER OF FAY MOVING W OF AREA OVERNIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NE QUADRANT. MAX SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N W OF 70W SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N W OF 71W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 16N W OF 68W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 72W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WINDWARD PASSAGE DIMINISHING EARLY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED AND THU...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-170330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E MON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N. .THU...N OF 19N W OF 59W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 19N E OF 59W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 19N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N E OF 60W. $$ AMZ088-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 19.3N 75.2W 1006 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING W AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. FAY WILL MOVE TO 19.9N 77.0W TONIGHT...20.9N 78.1W NEAR S COAST OF CUBA SUN MORNING...22.2N 80.7W SUN NIGHT...23.6N 81.6W INLAND OVER CUBA MON...THEN MOVE N TO 27.0N 82.5W TUE. FAY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE N AND NE WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-170330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 21N BETWEEN 73W AND 75W... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N W OF 79W SUN NIGHT INTO MON AND AGAIN N OF 29N W OF 80W THU... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER OF FAY...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE. SEAS TO 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE. HIGHEST SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. BETWEEN 26N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AND SQUALLS S OF 24N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W. .SUN...S OF 26N W OF 75W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF 73W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS S OF 26N W OF 75W. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S OF 25N W OF 79W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF 77W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 78W...AND SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 76W. .MON NIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 78W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 73W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 73W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 25N W OF 77W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 78W. .THU...S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT N OF 28N W OF 78W INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. SEAS TO 12 FT IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN