000 FZNT23 KNHC 150258 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 14.3N 68.1W 979 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING ENE OR 055 DEG AT 05 KT. OMAR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO NEAR 15.1N 67.1W EARLY WED AND NEAR 16.7N 65.4W LATE WED...THEN MOVE ACROSS VIRGIN ISLANDS AND TO NEAR 19.1N 63.3W EARLY THU THEN NE OF AREA LATER THU NIGHT TRAILING A TROUGH SW ACROSS AREA THROUGH SAT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN NEAR 16.2N 83.8W 1005 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 04 KT WILL MOVE TO NEAR 16.3N 84.6W EARLY WED THEN STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 16.3N 85.8W LATE WED...NEAR 16.2N 87.2W EARLY THU...NEAR 16.0N 88.5W LATE THU THEN WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION WELL INLAND NEAR 15.5N 91.0W LATE FRI. $$ AMZ082-150930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 18N W OF 84W... .TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE WED WITHIN 45 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES. STORM CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN TO 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT THU WITH AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TO 60 NM N AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLES BEFORE LANDFALL LATE THU. HIGHEST SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 16 FT PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH FRI. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N W OF 84W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-150930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N W OF 82W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .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. $$ AMZ086-150930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 13N BETWEEN 69W AND 63W... .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE...80 NM SE...40 NM SW AND 20 NM NW QUADRANTS OF OMAR. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT INCREASING TO 75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT EARLY WED AND 85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 21 FT TONIGHT INCREASING TO 24 FT WED AND 26 FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E OF CENTER S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 13N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 13N. ELSEWHERE W OF CENTER TO 72W N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 70W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE...120 NM SE...75 NM SW AND 50 NM NW QUADRANTS OF OMAR. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS TO 110 KT. CONDITIONS MOVING N OF AREA. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E OF 65W SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 65W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 15N W OF 65W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-150930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 13N. .WED...N OF 20N W OF 63W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 58W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 75 NM W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS TO 110 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 26 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. $$ AMZ088-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE OMAR IN E CARIBBEAN NEAR 14.3N 68.1W AT 11 PM EDT IS FORECAST TO TRACK NE ACROSS VIRGIN ISLANDS WED NIGHT AND CONTINUE NE AWAY FROM THE AREA THU WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS JUST BRUSHING THE EXTREME SE WATERS WED NIGHT AND THU. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL WEAKEN WED THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NW WATERS EARLY SAT REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO SE BAHAMAS LATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-150930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE OCT 14 2008 .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 25 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 70W N TO 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/COBB