000 FZNT23 KNHC 172108 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 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. AMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR THE S COAST OF CUBA NEAR 21.0N 80.2W 1003 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING WNW AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. FAY WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER CUBA TO 22.3N 81.7W TONIGHT...THEN ACROSS CENTRAL CUBA AND INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON MONDAY. ELSEWHERE A TROPICAL WAVE NEAR BARBADOS WILL SHIFT W INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN MON...AND INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE NOW E OF THE AREA WILL REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS BY THU. $$ AMZ082-180330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 20N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER OF FAY INCREASING TO 100 NM OVERNIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 82W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E OF 84W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 84W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 19N E OF 85W. .MON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 21N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 84W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 20N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W ENDING EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 84W. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 85W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 19N LATE TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 85W ENDING TUE. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E OF 85W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-180330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 12N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS W FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 12N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N. $$ AMZ086-180330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 72W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 17N W OF 73W EARLY. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-180330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N. .THU AND FRI...N OF 19N E OF 60W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N. $$ AMZ088-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE WATERS SW OF THE BAHAMAS AND N OF CUBA ON THE PERIPHERY OF TROPICAL STORM FAY NOW S OF CUBA. FAY IS FORECAST TO MOVE N ACROSS CENTRAL CUBA AND INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH MID WEEK...BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO ATLC WATERS OFF THE FLORIDA COAST AS IT MOVES N. $$ AMZ080-180330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N W OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N W OF S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 26N W OF 77W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 72W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 29N W OF 77W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 72W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N W OF 78W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 25N W OF 77W. .WED AND THU...N OF 27N W OF 75 S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING S TO SE THU. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 75W. .FRI...N OF 28N W OF 75W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 73W. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN