000 FZNT23 KNHC 230254 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 62W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE. WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE E OF THE AREA WILL MOVE ACROSS WINDWARD ISLANDS LATE SAT AND SAT NIGHT AND TRACK WNW NEAR 10 KT EITHER AS WEAK LOW OR OPEN WAVE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ082-230930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W MON THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ084-230930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...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. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OF LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-230930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 68W SAT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-230930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N. .MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY IS OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 29.7N 84.2W 997 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING W 7 KT. MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST AS THE STORM MOVES W. TROPICAL WAVE WILL APPROACH THE SE PORTION WED. $$ AMZ080-230930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 29N W OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 79W AND FROM 22N TO 29N E OF 76W. .SAT...N OF 29N W OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DIMINISHING N OF 27N W OF 79W AND FROM 23N TO 30N E OF 77W. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 26N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF 28N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 72W AND 76W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER DGS/CANGIALOSI