000 FZNT23 KNHC 190318 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY N OF THE AREA JUST SW OF THE FL COAST NEAR 25.3N 81.9W 995 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING N AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. FAY WILL MOVE INLAND THE SW FLORIDA OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY TUE MORNING AND CONTINUE NNE ACROSS THE FL PENINSULA THROUGH THU. TROPICAL WAVE FROM 21N60W TO 10N64W IS MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WELL E OF AREA IS ALONG 35W WITH A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 13N. THE WAVE IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FAR E TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS FRI AND APPROACH THE E CARIBBEAN ISLANDS SAT. $$ AMZ082-190930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 21N BETWEEN 78W AND 81W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N W OF 82W NW TO N WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 20N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 85W. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-190930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT S OF 10N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-190930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2008 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE... S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 70W S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-190930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2008 .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 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 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 NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 12N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N. .SAT...E OF TROPICAL WAVE N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF TROPICAL WAVE N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF TROPICAL WAVE S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 15N. W OF TROPICAL WAVE S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY APPROACHING THE FL SW COAST NEAR 25.3N 81.9W AT 11 PM EDT IS MOVING N 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. FAY IS FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND THE SW FL COAST OVERNIGHT TO NEAR 26.6N 81.7W TUE MORNING. FAY IS THEN FORECAST TO TRACK NE ACROSS CENTRAL FL TO NEAR 28.1 81.3W TUE NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION AS IT MOVES TO THE FL NE COAST NEAR 29.2N 81.0W BY WED MORNING. FAY MAY REGAIN TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH AS IT MOVES NW INTO SE COAST OF GEORGIA WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION INLAND OVER GEORGIA FRI AND SAT. TROPICAL STORM WINDS ARE FORECAST OVER THE FAR W PART THROUGH THROUGH EARLY THU. TROPICAL WAVE WILL BE NEAR THE FAR EASTERN WATERS SAT. $$ AMZ080-190930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING W OF 79W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS S OF 27N W OF 79W. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 77W S OF 27W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 29N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 28N W OF 76W...SPREADING N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 72W. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT... 90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 45 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF FAY. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 66 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 19 FT IN QUADRANT OVER FORECAST WATERS. ELSEWHERE FROM 23N TO 29N W OF 77W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 29N W OF 75W SE TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT N OF 25N E OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 25N W OF 76W. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF FAY. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 24N E OF 72W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL N OF 24N E OF 72W. .WED THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF FAY...INCREASING TO 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE LATE THU. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS...DIMINISHING TO 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT LATE THU. HIGHEST SEAS TO 15 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 24N AND 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 72W SE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 24N E OF 71. NUMEROUS SQUALLS NW PART. .FRI...N OF 29N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N 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. .SAT...N OF 29N W OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT E OF 73W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK/AGUIRRE