000 FZNT23 KNHC 142110 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM OMAR NEAR 14.0N 68.5W 982 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING E NE OR 060 DEG AT 06 KT. OMAR IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 14.6N 68.0W LATE TONIGHT AND NEAR 15.9N 66.4W WED...THEN MOVE ACROSS VIRGIN ISLANDS AND TO NEAR 20.6N 62.1W THU THEN NE OF AREA THU NIGHT TRAILING A TROUGH SW ACROSS AREA THROUGH SAT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN NEAR 15.7N 83.6W 1003 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING W NW OR 295 DEG AT 06 KT WILL MOVE TO NEAR 15.9N 84.3W TONIGHT THEN STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM REACHING NEAR 16.1N 85.3W WED AFTERNOON...NEAR 16.1N 86.7W WED NIGHT...NEAR 15.9N 88.1W THU AFTERNOON THEN WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION WELL INLAND NEAR 15.5N 90.5W FRI AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ082-150330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 18N W OF 83W... .TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE TONIGHT WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM SE AND 30 NM SW QUADRANTS. STORM CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TO 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT WED WITH AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TO 90 NM NE...30 NM SW AND 60 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS BEFORE LANDFALL LATE THU. HIGHEST SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 18 FT PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASE TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRI. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N W OF 84W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-150330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N W OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART. .WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME E 5 TO 10 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-150330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 14N BETWEEN 69W AND 63W... .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE...80 NM SE...40 NM SW AND 20 NM NW QUADRANTS OF OMAR. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT INCREASING TO 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT LATE TONIGHT AND 85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT TONIGHT INCREASING TO 20 FT WED AND 24 FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E OF CENTER S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 13N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 13N. ELSEWHERE W OF CENTER TO 72W N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 70W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 65W N OF 13N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. W OF 65W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 65W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 15N W OF 65W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-150330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 17N W OF 59W WED NIGHT AND THU... .TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 63W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 13N. .WED...N OF 20N W OF 63W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 58W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 15N. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 59W TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E AND 80 NM W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST WINDS 85 GUSTS TO 105 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 15N. .FRI...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 15N SE OF TROUGH SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 15N E OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM OMAR IN E CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE AND TRACK NE ACROSS VIRGIN ISLANDS WED NIGHT AND CONTINUE NE AWAY FROM THE AREA THU WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS JUST BRUSHING THE EXTREME SE WATERS WED NIGHT. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL WEAKEN WED THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NW WATERS EARLY SAT REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO SE BAHAMAS LATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-150330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 19N E OF 66W WED NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT NW PART LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 67W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 28N E OF 79W AND 4 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 66W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING BRIEFLY TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE AROUND MIDNIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY SUNRISE. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS TSTMS SE PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON