000 FZNT23 KNHC 221501 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 60W WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TODAY THROUGH SAT AND INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON. WEAK LOW PRES E OF AREA WILL MOVE THE LESSER ANTILLES SAT AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS SUN THEN NEAR HISPANIOLA MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-222130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 19N W OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SHIFTING E TO SE MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-222130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...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. .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. $$ AMZ086-222130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E TUE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-222130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 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. $$ AMZ088-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY INLAND W OF GAINESVILLE FLORIDA 997 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING W 4 KT. MAXIMUM WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. FAY WILL MOVE TO THE NW FLORIDA GULF COAST NEAR 29.7N 83.5W TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE NE FLORIDA COAST WILL SUBSIDE AS THE STORM MOVES W. WEAK LOW PRES FROM THE CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE AREA LATE MON. $$ AMZ080-222130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 29N W OF 80W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 29N W OF 80W DIMINISHING 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/DGS