000 FZNT25 KNHC 300943 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON AUG 30 2010 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE... SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS EASTERN SEABOARD WILL BUILD S TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS THROUGH TUE BEFORE HURRICANE EARL ENTERS AREA. HURRICANE EARL SE OF AREA AT 18.3N PORTION NEAR 20.3N 66.0W BY LATE TONIGHT AS IT INTENSIFIES. EARLY IS THEN FORECAST TO TRACK NW TO NEAR 21.9N 67.8W TUE AFTERNOON... TO NEAR 24.0N 69.6W BY LATE TUE NIGHT...NEAR 29.5N 73.0W BY WED NIGHT...THEN MOVE N OF AREA EARLY THU. LONG PERIOD SE SWELLS ARE MERGING ACROSS WATERS E OF 70W WITH LONG PERIOD N SWELL FROM DANIELLE TONIGHT. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...CORRECTED CORRECTED WINDS FOR TODAY ...HURRICANE WARNING E OF 76W... .TODAY...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT E OF 70W NE 20 KT...AND S OF 21N E OF 66W INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL... EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT S OF 21N E OF 66W LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS FROM 24N TO 27N W OF 70W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS SE PORTIONS MON. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE...140 NM SE...90 NM SW AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS OF EARL...INCREASING TO 110 NM IN THE SW AND 140 NM IN THE NW QUADRANTS LATE TUE NIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT...INCREASING TO 115 KT GUSTS TO 140 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 40 TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF 74W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 28N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND 28N...AND 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL W OF 74W...AND 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL E OF 74W. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS SPREADING SE TO NW OVER E AND CENTRAL PORTIONS. .WED AND THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N E OF 76W WITH SEAS 12 FT AND GREATER. N OF 23N W OF 74W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 70W BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S OF 28N E OF 72W TROPICAL CYCLONE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT AND GREATER. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES EXTENDING SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WED...THEN WEAKEN THU AND FRI AS A TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER THE SW GULF. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 T0 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N SHIFTING TO SE TO S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TODAY...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT....EXCEPT N OF 27N DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT ...EXCEPT S OF 26N BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT FRI. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N...AND TO 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W MOVING WNW AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. EARL WILL GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS IT PASSES TO N OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TO NEAR 19.1N 64.0W THIS AFTERNOON...TO JUST W OF AREA TO NEAR 20.3N 66.0W BY LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE NW INTO THE SW N ATLC TUE MORNING TO 21.9N 67.8W BY TUE AFTERNOON. A LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL N ATLC BY EARLY TUE EVENING NEAR 16N56W AS A POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...THEN TRACK WNW ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION TO NEAR 20N64W BY LATE WED NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INTO THE FAR SE WATERS OF THE SW N ATLC EARLY THU. ELSEWHERE...A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN A GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZE ALONG WITH LOWS SEAS ACROSS ENTIRE CARIBBEAN SEA. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TODAY AND TONIGHT....E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 18N W OF 84W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT S OF 18N 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .TUE THROUGH WED...WINDS NE TO E DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$