000 FZNT23 KNHC 200923 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED AUG 20 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. AMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE FROM 20N66W TO 16N69W 10N70W IS MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. THIS WEAK WAVE SHOULD TRACK W THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN MOVING W OF THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA ALONG 46W/47W 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. 1008 MB LOW CENTER NOW NEAR 13N38W MAY MAKE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SEA BY SAT AND INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN. $$ AMZ082-201530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 19N W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-201530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT 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. $$ AMZ086-201530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 65W TONIGHT AND E OF 70W WED. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 63W SAT. .SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 67W. $$ AMZ087-201530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 .TODAY 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 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SUN...N OF 19N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. $$ AMZ088-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY AT 5 AM EDT IS INLAND OVER FLORIDA NEAR 28.2N 82.6W 993 MB WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT MOVING N 4 KT. FAY IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE CENTRAL FL COAST WED AFTERNOON NEAR 28.8N 80.6W AND GAIN A BIT OF STRENGTH FROM 50 KT TO 60 KT AS IT TURNS BACK NW TOWARD THE NE FLORIDA COAST NEAR 29.3N 80.9W EARLY THU MORNING. FAY WILL REMAIN A TROPICAL STORM AND MOVE INLAND ALONG FL COAST THU AFTERNOON NEAR 29.6N 81.5W. FAY WILL STAY INLAND AND WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION FRI MORNING NEAR 30.0N 82.5W...STAY A DEPRESSION SAT MORNING NEAR 30.4N 84.1W...AND CONTINUE AS A DEPRESSION ON SUNDAY MORNING IN FLORIDA PANHANDLE NEAR 30.7N 86.0W. $$ AMZ080-201530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 27N W OF 78W... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF FAY. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 16 FT 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. .TONIGHT AND THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...20 NM SW QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT OF FAY. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 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 MT