000 FZNT23 KNHC 140934 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 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. AMZ089-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIFTEEN STATIONARY AT 14.3N 69.2W 1001 MB AT 5 AM EDT DRIFTING SE AND FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO TROPICAL STORM AND REACH 14.6N 68.9W LATE TODAY...THEN NEAR 15.33N 68.3W TONIGHT...AND NEAR 16.6N 67.1W WED. TROPICAL STORM MOVE ACROSS PUERTO RICO/VIRGIN ISLANDS LATE WED TO 18.3N 65.5W WED NIGHT...THEN STRENGTHEN TO MINIMAL HURRICANE OVER TROPICAL ATLC FORECAST WATERS NEAR 21.6N 62.5W THU NIGHT AND MOVE NE OF AREA FRI MORNING. TROUGH TRAIL BEHIND TROPICAL CYCLONE AND CONTINUE ACROSS AREA E OF 75W WEAKENING THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-141530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 .TODAY THROUGH WED...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT...BUILD TO 8 FT N OF 19N WED. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-141530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 .TODAY...N OF 13N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 10 KT E OF 77W...AND E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 13N W OF 80W. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 13N W OF 79W. .TONIGHT...N OF 13N W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... EXCEPT NW E OF 77W. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART. .WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ AMZ086-141530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 14N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W... .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NW QUADRANT OF TROPICAL STORM. HIGHEST WIND 40 GUSTS 50 KT...INCREASE TO 45 GUSTS 55 KT TONIGHT...50 GUSTS 60 KT WED AND TO 55 GUSTS 65 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF CENTER S WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT N OF 13N AND 7 FT S OF 13N. ELSEWHERE W OF CENTER TO 72W N WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 70W. .THU...E OF 65W SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W OF 65W NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E OF 65W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 65W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-141530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 17N W OF 60W WED NIGHT AND THU... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. N OF 14N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 12N. .WED...N OF 14N SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT N OF 20N W OF 60W. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT N OF 20N W OF 60W. ELSEWHERE W OF 58W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 15N. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 17N W OF 60W HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM E AND 30NM W SEMICIRCLES LATE THU. HIGHEST WINDS 65 GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT...BUILD TO 26 FT LATE THU. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 15N. .FRI...NW OF TROUGH N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 15N SE OF TROUGH S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 15N SE OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIFTEEN IN E CARIBBEAN ABOUT 350 NM SW OF PUERTO RICO AT 5 AM EDT FORECAST TO TRACK NE ACROSS PUERTO RICO WED AND CONTINUE NE STRENGTHENING TO MINIMAL HURRICANE JUST E OF SE PART OF BASIN THU NIGHT. OTHERWISE... HIGH PRES N OF AREA CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH TUE THEN WEAKEN WED THROUGH FRI. COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NRN WATERS SAT. $$ AMZ080-141530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 22N E OF 67W INCLUDING MONA PASSAGE WED NIGHT THROUGH THU... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NW BAHAMAS EARLY AND EXTREME SE PART THROUGH TUE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASE TO 15 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS INCREASE TO 30 KT MONA PASSAGE LATE. .WED THROUGH THU...HIGHEST WINDS 50 GUSTS 65 KT...INCREASE TO 55 GUSTS 65 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N NE WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS SE PART. .FRI...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT N KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES