000 FZNT23 KNHC 220305 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 58W IS MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. THIS WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN FRI AFTERNOON AND REACH 70W SAT NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN NEAR 76W SUN NIGHT AND ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. WEAK LOW PRES E OF AREA WILL MOVE WNW TO NEAR 13N54W FRI...NEAR THE LESSER ANTILLES SAT...THE VIRGIN ISLANDS SUN...AND IN THE VICINITY OF HISPANIOLA MON AND TUE. WEAK HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL SHIFT E SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-220930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008 .TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 82W. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT THROUGHOUT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING INTO THE FAR NE PART TUE. $$ AMZ084-220930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008 .TONIGHT AND FRI...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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NE SWELL.. .FRI NIGHT 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. $$ AMZ086-220930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008 .TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 17N W OF 66W. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 65W. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E OF TROPICAL WAVE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 16N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT NEAR PASSAGES. W OF TROPICAL NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .MON AND TUE...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT. $$ AMZ087-220930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 57W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 17N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 16N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 60W SAT. SEAS 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 SPREADING W S OF 18N. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 17N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .MON AND TUE...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY JUST INLAND OVER NE FLORIDA NEAR 29.3N 81.4W 994 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING W AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. FAY WILL MOVE SLOWLY WNW FARTHER INLAND AND WEAKEN ACROSS N FL TO NEAR 29.4N 82.3W BY MORNING...AND INTO THE NE GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 29.6N 83.7W FRI EVENING. FAY IS THEN FORECAST TO MOVE BACK INLAND AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATE SUN THROUGH TUE. LOW PRES FROM THE CARIBBEAN SEA MAY MOVE INTO THE FAR SE WATERS LATE MON AND TUE AS WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGING SHIFTS E OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-220930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N W OF 79W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM E SEMICIRCLE...100 NM NW AND 50 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 16 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 78W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE 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 70W. .FRI...N OF 29N W OF 77W E TO SE 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. S OF 27N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 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 DIMINISHING TO SCATTERED. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 29N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 SHIFTING SE TO S SE PART TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N E OF 74W. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE/CANGIALOSI