000 FZNT23 KNHC 212100 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 56W IS MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. THIS WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN FRI AFTERNOON...AND REACH TO NEAR 71W BY SAT NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN NEAR 75W ON SUN. WEAK LOW PRES E OF AREA WILL MOVE WNW TO NEAR 13N52W FRI AFTERNOON...THEN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC FRI NIGHT AND SAT AND POSSIBLY REACH THE FAR EASTERN CARIBBEAN LATE SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT AND TURN NW TOWARDS THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF HISPANIOLA AND PUERTO RICO MON AND TO JUST N OF THE AREA LATE MON INTO TUE. WEAK HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL SHIFT E SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-220330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 20N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 77W. .FRI THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT THROUGHOUT SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING INTO THE FAR NE PART MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ084-220330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NE SWELL.. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. $$ AMZ086-220330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008 .TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 17N BETWEEN 66W AND 73W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS...EXCEPT INCREASING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT N OF 16N E OF 65W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT N OF 16N E OF 65W SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N AND E OF 65W. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT N OF 17N E OF 67W MON AND TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 17N E OF 67W MON AND TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N E OF 72W...MOVING TO NW ACROSS ISLANDS LATE MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ087-220330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008 .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 THROUGH SAT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 60W SAT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT E OF 60W SAT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 12N TO 16N...SPREADING TO THE W PART FRI NIGHT AND SAT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 18N. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 16N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AND TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. N OF 16N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .MON AND TUE...N OF 16N W OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY NW. $$ AMZ088-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY JUST ALONG THE NE FL COAST NEAR 29.4N 81.4W 993 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING W AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. FAY WILL MOVE SLOWLY WNW INLAND AND WEAKEN ACROSS N FL TO NEAR 29.5N 82.2W BY LATE TONIGHT...THEN CONTINUE TO NEAR 29.7N 83.3W BY FRI AFTERNOON. FAY IS THEN FORECAST TO WEAKEN INTO A DEPRESSION AND AN EVENTUAL REMNANT LOW OVER THE FL PANHANDLE SUN THROUGH TUE. LOW PRES FROM THE CARIBBEAN SEA MAY MOVE INTO THE FAR SE WATERS LATE MON AND TUE AS WEAK RIDGING SHIFTS E OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-220330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N W OF 79W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT OF FAY. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 26N W OF 76W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 69W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE E OF 79W. .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...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 28N W OF 78W IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 29N W OF 78W SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AND TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT FAR SE PORTION SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FAR SE PORTION SAT. W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT MAINLY S TO SW W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W AND INCREASING OVER FAR SE PART SAT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S OF 26N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E OF 71W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SW OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W AND SE PART. .MON AND TUE..S OF 26N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT SE TO S FAR SE PART TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF 77W. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N MAINLY NEAR LOW AND OVER NW PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE