000 FZNT23 KNHC 211450 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 21 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. AMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 76W MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 55W WILL MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN TONIGHT INTO FRI AND WEAKEN. $$ AMZ082-212130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SUN. $$ AMZ084-212130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W 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. $$ AMZ086-212130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 67W TONIGHT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDSW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N AND E OF 63W. .SUN AND MON...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 14N. $$ AMZ087-212130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 15N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .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 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. $$ AMZ088-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 29.3N 80.7W AT 11 AM EDT STATIONARY 994 MB. MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. FAY WILL MOVE INLAND TO NEAR 29.5N 81.6W THIS EVENING AND NEAR 29.5 81.6W FRI MORNING THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRI EVENING ALONG THE FL GULF COAST NEAR 29.8N 84.0W THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE WNW ACROSS ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI. A TROUGH MOVE INTO SE PORTON OF THE AREA MON. $$ AMZ080-212130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 27N W OF 78W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 130 NM NE QUADRANT 100 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 50 NM SW QUADRANT OF FAY. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 18 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. .FRI...N OF 29N W OF 79W 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 E OF 77W E TO SE 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. S OF 27N E OF 77W 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 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 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N W 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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. $$ FORECASTER MT/DGS