000 FZNT23 KNHC 160906 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU OCT 16 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. AMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...MAJOR HURRICANE OMAR JUST NE OF NE CORNER OF BASIN AT 19.1N 63.2W 964 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NE OR 40 DEG AT 22 KT. WEAK TROUGH IN WAKE OF OMAR FROM 18N64W TO 12N71W TODAY MOVE TO 22N56W TO 16N62W LATE FRI. REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN INLAND OVER HONDURAS AT 15N86W AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W-SW AT 6 KT. SYSTEM TO WEAKEN TO A LOW PRES NEAR 15N93W LATE TODAY AND DISSIPATE FRI. $$ AMZ082-161530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN CLUSTERS AND SQUALLS S OF 18N TODAY. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N W OF 84W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT W OF 80W. SEAS 5 FT E OF 80W. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-161530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 80W NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 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 E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...N OF 13N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 13N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-161530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2008 .TODAY...N OF 17N E OF 65W SW WINDS TO 33 KT DIMINISH QUICKLY TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS TO 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E OF 66W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE. W OF 66W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS N OF 17N E OF 67W. .TONIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 66W SW WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF TROUGH SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF TROUGH NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-161530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 18N W OF 59W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 58W TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WIND WITHIN 125 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 110 GUSTS TO 135 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 36 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 16N SE TO S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN CLUSTERS N OF 15N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 15N SE OF TROUGH SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 17N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...MAJOR HURRICANE OMAR E OF 65W WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS JUST E OF EXTREME E WATERS TODAY. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW WATERS EARLY SAT REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO SE BAHAMAS LATE SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS MON. $$ AMZ080-161530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 67W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 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 E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT... EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES