000 FZNT23 KNHC 161531 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 20.2N 61.3W AT 1100 AM MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 75 KT WITH GUSTS TO 90 KT. OMAR WILL MOVE TO NORTH OF THE AREA TO 23.5N 59.5W THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE NORTHEAST INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC. REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN INLAND OVER HONDURAS AT 16N87W AT 11 AM EDT MOVING W AT 6 KT. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE WEST THEN DISSIPATE FRI. $$ AMZ082-162130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 19N W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E OF 78W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING NE TO E. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N W OF 84W. .TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N. .SUN...E TO NE WINDS N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 19N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-162130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-162130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 15N E OF 65W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 15N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 15N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS N OF 15N W OF 64W DIMINISHING LATE. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 65W. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. $$ AMZ087-162130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 18N W OF 58W... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 18N W OF 58W TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 60 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 75 GUSTS TO 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 37 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS N OF 15N. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 21N BETWEEN 58W AND 60W BECOMING SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 16N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL OF 19N E OF 58W. S OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE OMAR IS NEAR 20.2N 61.3W AT 1100 AM MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 KT. OMAR CONTINUES TO NORTHEAST TONIGHT AWAY FROM THE AREA. A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE WATERS OFF N FLORIDA EARLY SAT...REACHING BERMUDA TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS BY LATE SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT MON. $$ AMZ080-162130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 67W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE 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/CHRISTENSEN