000 FZNT23 KNHC 160312 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...MAJOR HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 17.4N 64.5W 967 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING NE OR 50 DEG AT 17 KT. OMAR MOVES NE OF CARIBBEAN TO NEAR 19.4N 63.1W EARLY THU...AND JUST N OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC NEAR 22.2N 61.2W LATE THU. TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN IS INLAND OVER NORTHEAST HONDURAS NEAR 15.3N 85.9W 1006 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING WSW OR 245 DEG AT 6 KT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN WEAKENS OVERNIGHT AND MOVES TO NEAR 15.0N 88.1W AS A REMNANT LOW BY LATE THU...AND DISSIPATES NEAR 15.1N 89.3W EARLY FRI. $$ AMZ082-160930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT DIMINISHING TO E 15 TO 20 KT THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN CLUSTERS AND SQUALLS S OF 18N TONIGHT AND THU. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N W OF 84W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 80W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF 80W. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-160930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 80W E WINDS 10 KT. 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. .MON...N OF 13N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-160930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 15N BETWEEN 62W AND 66W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 100 NM EXCEPT 70 NM NW QUADRANT OF OMAR. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST SEAS 31 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF CENTER S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 13N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 13N. ELSEWHERE W OF CENTER TO 70W N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF OMAR. .THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 17N E OF 65W EARLY DIMINISHING THU NIGHT AS CONDITIONS MOVE N OF AREA. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 66W SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE SE OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-160930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 18N W OF 59W... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 59W TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WIND WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 70 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 31 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 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. .MON...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...MAJOR HURRICANE OMAR IN E CARIBBEAN NEAR 17.4N 64.5W 967 MB AT 11 PM EDT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE NE AWAY FROM AREA THU WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS JUST E OF THE EXTREME SE WATERS OVERNIGHT AND THU. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW WATERS EARLY SAT REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO SE BAHAMAS LATE SUN. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING MON. $$ AMZ080-160930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 15 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 21N E OF 68W .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 66W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. 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. .MON...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA/COBB