000 FZNT23 KNHC 210255 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 73W MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 53W FORECAST TO MOVE NW TOWARD THE EASTERN LEEWARD ISLANDS THU...INTO THE E CARIBBEAN THU NIGHT INTO FRI...AND WEAKEN AS IT LIFTS N INTO THE SW N ATLC SAT. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR 12N44W IS FORECAST TO OPEN INTO A TROUGH AS IT MOVES INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE FRI NIGHT OR SAT AND PASS W OF THAT ZONE LATE SUN. $$ AMZ082-210930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N E OF 82W TONIGHT. .FRI THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SUN. $$ AMZ084-210930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI 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 N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT 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 12N. $$ AMZ086-210930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 67W TONIGHT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE E OF TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N AND E OF 63W. .SUN AND MON...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 14N. $$ AMZ087-210930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 .TONIGHT...FROM 12N TO 18N E OF 59W NE 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 5 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 60W 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 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW EARLY. $$ AMZ088-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 28.9N 80.5W AT 11 PM EDT STATIONARY 994 MB. MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. FAY WILL MOVE INLAND TO NEAR 29.2N 81.2W THU MORNING AND PUSH W NW TO NEAR 29.4N 82.2W THU EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY EARLY FRI MORNING OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. A 1009 MB LOW NEAR 13N43W WILL OPEN INTO A TROUGH AND MOVE INTO SE WATERS MON. $$ AMZ080-210930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 27N W OF 78W... .TONIGHT AND THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 130 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT OF FAY. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE THU. 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 72W AND 77W 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 72W 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/CANGIALOSI