000 FZNT23 KNHC 300314 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATER S FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 29 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA. 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. AMZ089-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE EARL AT 17.9N 61.1W 971 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING W-NW AT 13 KT EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY TURN NW AND REACH NEAR 18.5N 62.7W MON MORNING THEN PASS JUST NE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS REACHING 19.6N 64.6W MON EVENING THEN BEGIN TO EXIT THE AREA BY TUE MORNING NEAR 21.1N 66.4W AND MOVE N-NW ACROSS THE SW N ATLC TUE EVENING AND WED. ELSEWHERE...A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZE AND SLIGHT SEAS ACROSS ENTIRE CARIBBEAN SEA. $$ AMZ082-300930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 29 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT....S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH WED...WINDS NE TO E DIMINISH TO 5 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 16N INCREASING 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT LATE GULF OF HONDURAS. $$ AMZ084-300930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 29 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W S OF 12N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N W OF 81W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT W OF 79W AND BUILD TO 4 FT E OF 79W. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFT SE WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 12N SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT N PORTIONS FRI. SEAS 2 FT W OF 79W...AND TO 4 FT IN E SWELL E OF 79W. N OF 12N SW TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-300930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 29 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 16N E OF 65W... .TONIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 64W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EARLY INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TONIGHT EXCEPT TO 12 FT AND GREATER THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES N OF 16N. ELSEWHERE E OF 67W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT SE PORTIONS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITH NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT THROUGH MONA PASSAGE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS AND SQUALLS N OF 14N E OF 67W. .MON...N OF 17N E OF 65W TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH WINDS TO 40 KT. CONFUSED SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT EXCEPT TO 20 FT AND GREATER THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES N OF 17N. S OF 17N E OF 65W S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT THROUGH MONA PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL MONA PASSAGE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS E OF 70W. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ENDING EARLY N OF 17N E OF 65W BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 10 FT WITH N SWELLS. E OF 65W S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT THROUGH MONA PASSAGE IN N SWELL. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS NE PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH PERIODS OF 15 TO 20 KT S OF 14N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN N SWELL S OF MONA PASSAGE THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ087-300930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 29 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 17N W OF 60W... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 16N W OF 57W TONIGHT AND N OF 17N W OF 60W MON... .TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE...120 NM SE...90 NM SW AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS OF EARL. HIGHEST WINDS 75 GUSTS 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE...120 NM SE...120 NM SW AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 30 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE AND N SWELL. FROM 12N TO 15N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE AND N SWELL. S OF 12N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 14N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE...120 NM SE...90 NM SW AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS OF EARL. HIGHEST WINDS INCREASING TO 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT MON NIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS BUILD TO 42 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N WINDS E TO SE TO 33 KT. SEAS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS N OF 18N W OF 63W SHIFT NW OF AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 58W WINDS TO 33 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS TO 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 18N E OF 58W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL .WED AND THU...TROPICAL CYCLONE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 15N. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS EASTERN SEABOARD WILL BUILD S TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS THROUGH TUE BEFORE HURRICANE EARL ENTERS AREA. HURRICANE EARL SE OF AREA AT 17.9N 61.1W AT 11 PM EDT FORECAST TO MOVE INTO FAR SE PORTION NEAR 21.1N 66.4W TUE MORNING THEN TRACK NW TO NEAR 22.8N 68.2W TUE EVENING THEN TO NEAR 27.5N 71.5W WED EVENING THEN MOVE N OF AREA THU. LONG PERIOD SE SWELLS ARE MERGING ACROSS WATERS E OF 70W WITH LONG PERIOD N SWELL FROM DANIELLE TONIGHT. $$ AMZ080-300930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 29 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 24N E OF 69W MON EVENING THROUGH TUE... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 21N E OF 66W MON EVENING AND S OF 25.5N E OF 70W TUE... .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH OCCASIONAL PERIODS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 7 TO 8 IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT E OF 70W LATE WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 21N E OF 66W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 FT E OF 70W LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS FROM 24N TO 27N W OF 70W. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS SE PORTIONS MON. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS S OF 22N E OF 67W MON NIGHT BECOMING HURRICANE CONDITIONS TUE. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT BUILDING 25 TO 40 FT BY LATE TUE. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHIFTING NW TO S OF 26N E OF 71W TUE NIGHT GRADUALLY INCREASING TO HURRICANE CONDITIONS SHIFTING TO S OF 25N E OF 70W BY LATE TUE. HIGHEST WINDS 115 KT GUSTS TO 145 KT. SEAS BUILDING 20 TO 45 FT. S OF 24N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT AND GREATER TUE. N OF 24N W OF 71W NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SPREADING N OF 26N E OF 74W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 20 FT TUE NIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS SPREADING SE TO NW. .WED AND THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N E OF 74W WITH SEAS 12 FT AND GREATER. N OF 23N W OF 74W NE WINDS INCREASE TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 70W BECOME SE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 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 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING