000 FZNT23 KNHC 150936 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED OCT 15 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. AMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE OMAR AT 14.6N 67.7W 985 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NE OR 50 DEG AT 06 KT. OMAR REACH TO 15.8N 66.5W TODAY AND NEAR 18.0N 64.5W TONIGHT...THEN MOVE ACROSS VIRGIN ISLANDS AND TO 20.8N 62.2W THU AND NE OF AREA LATE THU NIGHT TRAILING TROUGH SW ACROSS AREA THROUGH SAT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN AT 16.0N 84.2W 1005 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 05 KT REACH 16.0N 85.1W TODAY THEN STRENGTHEN TO TROPICAL STORM NEAR 16.0N 86.5W TONIGHT...REACH 15.9N 87.6W THU AND INLAND AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 15.7N 89.1W THU NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-151530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 18N W OF 84W... .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WIND TO 33 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE TONIGHT WITHIN 45 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES BEFORE LANDFALL THU OR THU NIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 12 FT LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 16 FT PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH FRI. SEAS TO 11 FT. E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT FT FRI. SEAS 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN CLUSTERS AND SQUALLS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N W OF 84W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-151530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME E 5 TO 10 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ AMZ086-151530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 13N BETWEEN 69W AND 63W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE...90 NM SE...50 NM SW AND 30 NM NW QUADRANTS OF OMAR. HIGHEST WINDS 65 GUSTS TO 80 KT INCREASING TO 85 GUSTS TO 105 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT INCREASING TO 26 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E OF CENTER S WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT N OF 13N AND 7 FT S OF 13N. ELSEWHERE W OF CENTER TO 72W N WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN CLUSTERS AND SQUALLS E OF 70W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE...120 NM SE...75 NM SW AND 50 NM NW QUADRANTS OF OMAR. HIGHEST WINDS 90 GUSTS TO 110 KT. CONDITIONS MOVING N OF AREA. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 65W SW WIND TO 33 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE SE OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-151530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 17N W OF 59W TONIGHT AND THU... .TODAY...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 INCREASE TO 25 KT W OF 58W LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 15N. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 59W TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WIND WITHIN 100 NM E AND 75 NM W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST WIND 85 GUSTS TO 105 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND. HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N SE TO S WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN CLUSTERS N OF 15N. .FRI...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 15N SE OF TROUGH SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 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 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE OMAR IN E CARIBBEAN AT 14.6N 67.7W AT 5 AM EDT FORECAST TO TRACK NE ACROSS VIRGIN ISLANDS TONIGHT AND CONTINUE NE AWAY FROM AREA THU WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS JUST BRUSHING EXTREME SE WATERS TONIGHT AND THU. OTHERWISE... HIGH PRES N OF AREA WEAKEN TODAY THROUGH FRI. COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW WATERS EARLY SAT REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO SE BAHAMAS LATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-151530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 .TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 68W WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF 25N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT ...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES