000 FZNT23 KNHC 200251 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 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. AMZ089-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE FROM 20N66W TO 11N68W IS MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. THIS WEAK WAVE SHOULD TRACK W THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN MOVING W OF THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. STRONG TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA ALONG 38W WITH A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 13N IS MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. THE WAVE IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FAR E TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS FRI AND PASS THROUGH THE E CARIBBEAN ISLANDS SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ082-200930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 19N W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-200930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 11N NW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...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 BECOMING VARIABLE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N. $$ AMZ086-200930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 65W TONIGHT AND E OF 70W WED. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 63W SAT. .SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 67W. $$ AMZ087-200930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .TONIGHT...FROM 12N TO 18N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 10N. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 14N E OF TROPICAL WAVE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 14N TO 17N E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 14N TO 17N W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 17N E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SUN...N OF 19N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 14N TO 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 60W. $$ AMZ088-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY AT 11PM EDT IS INLAND OVER FLORIDA NEAR 27.7N 80.7W 990 MB WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT MOVING NNE AT 4 KT. FAY IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE CENTRAL FL COAST EARLY WED NEAR 28.4N 80.3W AND REGAIN STRENGTH AS IT TURNS BACK TOWARD THE NE FLORIDA COAST NEAR 29.0N 80.2W WED EVENING AND INTENSIFYING INTO A HURRICANE NEAR 29.5N 80.8W THU MORNING. FAY IS THEN EXPECTED TO STEADILY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND THU. A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WILL BE NEAR THE FAR EASTERN WATERS SUN. $$ AMZ080-200930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 27N W OF 78W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N W OF 79W WED NIGHT AND THU... .TONIGHT AND WED...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF FAY. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT WED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 16 FT TONIGHT BUILDING TO 22 FT LATE WED. ELSEWHERE W OF 76W BETWEEN 24N AND 30N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 24N E OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 25N W OF 72W. .WED NIGHT AND THU...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 20 NM NE QUADRANT OF FAY AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 45 NM NW QUADRANT OF FAY. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 75W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS NW PART. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 29N W OF 78W 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. DISSIPATING SQUALLS NW PART. .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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT FAR SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 29N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK/CANGIALOSI