000 FZNT23 KNHC 131513 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 13 2008 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. AMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIFTEEN NEAR 14.8N 69.6W 1005 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVE NW AT 2 KT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION WILL STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT THEN MOVE NORTH THEN NORTHEAST AND CROSS PUERTO RICO WEDNESDAY AND STRENGTHEN TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE IN THE ATLANTIC BEFORE MOVING NORTH OF THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC AREA LATE THURSDAY. TROUGH WILL TRAIL BEHIND THE TROPICAL CYCLONE AND CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA FROM 22N56W TO NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. OTHERWISE BROAD TROUGH OVER THE AREA THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-132130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-132130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 79W. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-132130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 13 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 14N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 71W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...FROM 14N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TONIGHT TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NORTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 70W TO 62W. .TUE THROUGH WED...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT AND 25 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KTS GUSTS 55 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT WED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE E OF CENTER SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT N OF 13N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 13N. ELSEWHERE W OF CENTER TO 72W NORTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 72W NORTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 14N E OF 70W. .THU...E OF 65W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 65W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E OF 65W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING EASTERLY 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 65W EASTERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-132130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 13 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 18N W OF 58W WED AND THU... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO S 15 TO 20 KT N OF 15N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 58W. .WED AND THU...N OF 18N W OF 58W TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS NEAR THE CENTER. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF CENTER SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF CENTER NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 15N. .FRI...NW OF TROUGH N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 15N E OF TROUGH S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIFTEEN IN EAST CARIBBEAN FORECAST TO CROSS PUERTO RICO WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES N OF AREA CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH TUE THEN WEAKEN WED THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ080-132130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON OCT 13 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITION EXPECTED S OF 21N E OF 68W WED... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N AND S OF 26N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 28N W OF 75W. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE IN THE MONA PASSAGE LATE. .WED...S OF 21N E OF 68W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS SE PART. .THU...S OF 23N E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL. .FRI...E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LL