Caribbean Sea Offshore Waters Forecast

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FZNT23 KNHC 201446
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 AUG 20 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W

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.

AMZ089-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE FROM 20N70W TO 11N72W MOVING W 10 TO 
15 KT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE TO 55W FRI AND INTO THE E 
CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN. LOW E OF THE AREA SHOULD MOVE INTO THE E 
CARIBBEAN SAT AND INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN.

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AMZ082-202130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W  
1130 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 19N W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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AMZ084-202130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NW TO W WINDS 
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N.

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AMZ086-202130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 63W SAT.
.SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 68W E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS E OF 67W.

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AMZ087-202130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1130 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. S OF 15N E OF SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.
.SUN...N OF 19N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. FROM 14N TO 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 60W.

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AMZ088-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FAY NEAR 28.6N 80.6W AT 11 AM EDT IS 
MOVING N 3 KT 995 MB. MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KT GUST 55 KT. FAY WILL 
MOVE TO 29.0N 80.6W THIS EVENING THEN INLAND OVER N FLORIDA NEAR 
29.4N 81.2W THU THEN FURTHER INLAND NEAR 29.8N 82.2W THU NIGHT 
THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE 
FRI. 

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AMZ080-202130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 27N W OF 78W...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE OF FAY. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HIGHEST 
SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 76W BETWEEN 24N AND 30N SE TO S 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF 74W 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25W E OF 70W 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 74W 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND 
SQUALLS N OF 25N W OF 75W.
.TONIGHT AND THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 120 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...20 NM SW QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT OF FAY. 
HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT OVER FORECAST WATERS. HIGHEST 
SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 75W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 26N W OF 77W.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 29N W OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N W 
OF 73W. DISSIPATING SQUALLS N N OF 28N E OF 79W.
.SAT...N OF 29N W OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT FAR SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S OF 29N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. S OF 27N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER MT/DGS