000 FZNT23 KNHC 162050 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU OCT 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE OMAR NEAR 22.1N 59.7W AT 5 PM MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 23 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 65 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT. OMAR WILL MOVE TO NORTH OF THE AREA TO 25.0N 57.6W TONIGHT...THEN CONTINUE NORTHEAST INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC. REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN INLAND OVER HONDURAS AT 14N88W AT 5 PM EDT MOVING WSW AT 6 KT. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE WSW THEN DISSIPATE FRI. $$ AMZ082-170330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU OCT 16 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N. .SUN...E TO NE WINDS N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 18N W OF 80W E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 20N W OF 80W E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-170330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU OCT 16 2008 .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 AND TUE...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. $$ AMZ086-170330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU OCT 16 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 65W. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. $$ AMZ087-170330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU OCT 16 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 18N W OF 57W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 21N BETWEEN 60W AND 63W 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 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 19N E OF 58W. S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. . $$ AMZ088-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU OCT 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE OMAR IS NEAR 22.1N 59.7W AT 5 PM MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 23 KT. OMAR CONTINUES TO NORTHEAST TONIGHT AWAY FROM THE AREA. A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE WATERS OFF N FLORIDA EARLY SAT...REACHING BERMUDA TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS BY LATE SUN...EXTENDING FROM 31N65W TO 26N71W MON...AND EXITING THE AREA MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ080-170330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU OCT 16 2008 .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 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27 W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA