000 FZNT23 KNHC 181506 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 18 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. AMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY JUST N OF CUBA NEAR 23.6N 81.5W 1003 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING NNW 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. FAY WILL MOVE INTO STRAITS OF FLORIDA NEAR 24.6N 81.8W TONIGHT. FAY WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY AS IT MOVES CLOSER TO THE SW FLORIDA NEAR 25.1N 82.0W EARLY TUE. TROPICAL WAVE FROM 21N58W TO 10N62W MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. $$ AMZ082-182130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 21N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 21N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 84W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 20N BETWEEN 78W AND 82W ENDING THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 84W. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 85W SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 85W. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-182130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 12N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N W OF 77W 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. $$ AMZ086-182130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE... S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-182130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 18N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 18N W OF 60W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N. $$ AMZ088-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 22.6N 81.5W 1003 MB AT 11 AM EDT WITH HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. FAY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS EVENING THEN BECOME A HURRICANE NEAR SW FLORIDA TUE AND MOVE INLAND OVER FLORIDA TUE EVENING NEAR 27.8N 82.0W THEN OVER N FLORIDA WED NEAR 29.3 81.8 WED AND INTO SE GEORGIA NEAR 31.5N 81.5W THU THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES FURTHER INLAND FRI. TROPICAL STORM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO SPREAD INTO THE FAR NW WATERS TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ080-182130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N W OF 78W TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 72W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 29N W OF 77W. SCATTERED TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 72W. .TUE...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 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 25N W OF 77W. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 25N W OF 77W. .THU...N OF 30N W OF 79W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 75W. .FRI...N OF 25N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 73W. $$ FORECASTER MT/DGS