000 FZNT23 KNHC 201446 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE FROM 20N70W TO 11N72W MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE TO 55W FRI AND INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN. LOW E OF THE AREA SHOULD MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SAT AND INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN. $$ AMZ082-202130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 19N W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-202130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 3 TO 5 FT. 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 VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N. $$ AMZ086-202130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 63W SAT. .SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 67W. $$ AMZ087-202130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 15N E OF SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. $$ AMZ088-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 28.6N 80.6W AT 11 AM EDT IS MOVING N 3 KT 995 MB. MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KT GUST 55 KT. FAY WILL MOVE TO 29.0N 80.6W THIS EVENING THEN INLAND OVER N FLORIDA NEAR 29.4N 81.2W THU THEN FURTHER INLAND NEAR 29.8N 82.2W THU NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE FRI. $$ AMZ080-202130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 27N W OF 78W... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF FAY. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 18 FT. 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. N OF 25W E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 25N W OF 75W. .TONIGHT AND THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...20 NM SW QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT OF FAY. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 20 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 N OF 26N W OF 77W. .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 N N OF 28N E OF 79W. .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. $$ FORECASTER MT/DGS