000 FZNT23 KNHC 151530 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 15.2N 67.2W 982 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING NE OR 45 DEG AT 8 KT. OMAR MOVE TO NEAR 16.6N 65.9W THIS EVENING...19.1N 63.9W IN THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS THU MORNING AND 22.0N 61.8W THU EVENING THEN MOVE NORTH OF THE AREA TO 24.7N 60.2W FRI MORNING AND CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST. TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN NEAR 15.8N 84.5W 1005 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING W OR 265 DEG AT 4 KT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN WILL MOVE ALONG THE NORTH COAST OF HONDURAS TO NEAR 15.8N 85.1W THIS EVENING...BECOME A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 15.8N 86.3W THU MORNING THEN MOVE INLAND AND BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AGAIN NEAR 15.6N 87.5W THU EVENING...15.4N 88.8W FRI MORNING THEN BECOME A REMNANT LOW OVER GUATEMALA. $$ AMZ082-152130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 17N W OF 85W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE TONIGHT WITHIN 45 NM N SEMICIRCLE THEN MAKE LANDFALL THU. HIGHEST SEAS TO 12 FT LATE TONIGHT AND THU. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT LATE THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN CLUSTERS AND SQUALLS S OF 18N THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N W OF 84W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-152130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 13N W OF 82W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. $$ AMZ086-152130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 13N BETWEEN 69W AND 62W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 100 NM EXCEPT 70 NM NW QUADRANT OF OMAR. HIGHEST WINDS 75 GUSTS TO 90 KT INCREASING TO 90 GUSTS TO 110 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT INCREASING TO 26 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E OF CENTER S WIND 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 13N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 13N. ELSEWHERE W OF CENTER TO 72W N WIND 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN CLUSTERS AND SQUALLS E OF 70W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 17N E OF 66W EARLY DIMINISHING THU AS CONDITIONS MOVE N OF AREA. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 65W SW WIND 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE SE OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-152130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 18N W OF 59W... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 20N W OF 63W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT N OF 15N W OF 58W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 60W. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 59W TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WIND WITHIN 120 NM E AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST WIND 90 GUSTS TO 110 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 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 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. $$ AMZ088-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE OMAR IN E CARIBBEAN AT 15.2N 67.2W AT 11 AM EDT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE NE AWAY FROM AREA THU WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTREME SE WATERS TONIGHT AND THU. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW WATERS EARLY SAT REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO SE BAHAMAS LATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-152130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 22N E OF 66W... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 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 S OF 21N E OF 68W .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 66W WINDS 20 TO 35 KT DIMINISH TO N TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 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 LL