000 FZNT23 KNHC 220909 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 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. AMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 82W WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL AMERICA TODAY. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 59W WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TODAY...REACHING 64W TONIGHT...70W SAT NIGHT...76W SUN NIGHT...THEN THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN MON. A 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. $$ AMZ082-221530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 .TODAY...S OF 19N W OF 85W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 19N W OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SHIFTING E TO SE MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-221530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 .TODAY...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 N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N. .TONIGHT 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. $$ AMZ086-221530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E TUE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-221530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 14N. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 12N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .SUN...N OF 18N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY INLAND NEAR GAINESVILLE FLORIDA 995 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. FAY WILL MOVE SLOWLY W TO 29.N 83.2W AND INTO THE NE GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 29.8N 84.6W TONIGHT...ALLOWING WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE NE FLORIDA COAST TO DIMINISH AS THE STORM MOVES WEST. WEAK LOW PRES FROM THE CARIBBEAN SEA MAY MOVE INTO THE FAR SE WATERS LATE MON AND TUE AS WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGING SHIFTS E OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-221530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N W OF 80W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 28N W OF 80W DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 78W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 23N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .MON AND TUE...S OF 23N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN