000 FZNT23 KNHC 202119 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE FROM 22N71W TO 11N73W MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 53W FORECAST TO MOVE NW TOWARD THE EASTERN LEEWARD ISLANDS THU...PASSING THROUGH THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS THU NIGHT INTO FRI...AND WEAKEN AS IT LIFTS N INTO THE SW N ATLC SAT. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR 14N43 IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE SAT AS A TROPICAL WAVE AND IS EXPECTED TO PASS NW THROUGH THAT ZONE BY MON MORNING. $$ AMZ082-210330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 19N W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-210330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...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 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...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 13N. $$ AMZ086-210330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 63W SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 64W SUN. .MON...W OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-210330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 59W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 16N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 16N E OF 60 E TO SE WINDS BECOMING NE TO E LATE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 13N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N FRI AND E OF 56W SAT. .SUN...N OF 16N W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 16N E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM E OF WAVE AXIS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROPICAL WAVE BETWEEN 12N AND 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF TROPICAL WAVE S OF 12N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .MON...N OF 16N E OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT TO 15 KT N OF 18N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW EARLY. $$ AMZ088-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 28.8N 80.5W AT 5 PM EDT IS MOVING NE 2 KT 997 MB. MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KT GUST 55 KT. FAY WILL MOVE TO 29.2N 80.9W EARLY THU MORNING AND THEN MOVE INLAND OVER NE FLORIDA BEFORE PUSHING W NW TO NEAR 29.5N 81.8W THU AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY EARLY FRI MORNING. TROPICAL WAVE...CURRENTLY A 1008 MB LOW NEAR 13N43W...WILL MOVE INTO SE WATERS MON. $$ AMZ080-210330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 27N W OF 78W... .TONIGHT AND THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 120 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 30 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 76W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 76W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 27N W OF 77W. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 29N W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 77W AND 72W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 72E NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 KT SE PART LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 73W. DISSIPATING SQUALLS N OF 28N E OF 79W. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 29N W OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT FAR E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .SUN...E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N W OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 23NW OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .MON...S OF 28N E OF 68W E WINDS BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N W OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK