000 FZNT23 KNHC 310313 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 MON AUG 30 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. AMZ089-310930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 30 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE EARL AT 19.9N 65.8W 938 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING W-NW AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. EARL EXPECTED TO FLUCTUATE SLIGHTLY IN INTENSITY THROUGH TUE AS IT MOVES NW...REACHING NEAR 20.9N 67.2W TUE MORNING AND INTO THE SW N ATLC NEAR 22.6N 69.2W TUE EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FIONA ESTIMATED NEAR 15.1N 50.8W 1007 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING W AT 20 KT. FIONA FORECAST TO MOVE W-NW ACROSS N HALF OF TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TUE AND TUE NIGHT AND ENTER SE PORTIONS OF THE SW N ATLC EARLY WED. $$ AMZ082-310930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 30 2010 .TONIGHT....NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 19N E OF 85W. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...WINDS NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS E AT 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT..S OF 18N SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT GULF OF HONDURAS FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ084-310930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 30 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 11.5N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 11.5N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11.5N VARIABLE MAINLY W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 77W. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E SAT AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT W OF 79W...AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 79W INCREASING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-310930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 30 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 17N E OF 67W... .TONIGHT....N OF 17N E OF 67W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 17N E OF 67W S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S PART...6 TO 8 FT N PART. W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NW TO W 5 TO 15 KT N OF 16N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 16 FT AND HIGHER IN N E SWELL THROUGH MONA PASSAGE. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS E OF 67W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 68W SW WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH 10 KT. SEAS TO 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT EXCEPT HIGHER NEAR MONA PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SE BY EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. .THU...W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-310930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 30 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 18N W OF 63W... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 15N E OF 58W TUE... .TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM NE...160 NM SE...120 NM SW AND 160 NM NW QUADRANTS OF EARL. HIGHEST WINDS 100 GUSTS 120 KT INCREASE TO 115 GUSTS TO 140 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 320 NM NE QUADRANT...170 NM SE...100 SW AND 170 NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS BUILDING TO 42 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 63W E TO SE WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 EARLY FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 18N W OF 63W SE TO S WINDS TO 45 KT DIMINISH TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 42 FT SUBSIDE TO 17 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 58W SE WINDS TO 33 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS TO 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 18N E OF 58W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE TO E 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILD TO 11 FT LATE. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN 90 NM NE AND 45 NM SW OF TROPICAL STORM FIONA. SEAS 12 FT AND GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 58W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS N OF 15N. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 61W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH. SEAS TO 12 FT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN 90 NM NE AND 45 NM SW OF FIONA. SEAS 12 FT AND GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N W OF 61W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 16N SE WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 18N W OF 59W N OF 18N E OF 59W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-310930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 30 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS EASTERN SEABOARD WILL BUILD S TO THE N BAHAMAS BEFORE HURRICANE EARL ENTERS AREA TUE. EARL WAS SE OF AREA AT 19.9N 65.8W 938 MB AT 11 PM EDT FORECAST TO MOVE INTO FAR SE PORTION NEAR 20.9N 67.2W TUE MORNING...THEN TO 22.6N 69.2W TUE EVENING...TO 24.6N 71.4W WED MORNING...AND BEGIN TO EXIT THE AREA NEAR 32.5N 75.0W THU EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FIONA ESTIMATED NEAR 15.1N 50.8W 1007 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING W AT 20 KT. FIONA FORECAST TO TO MOVE W-NW ACROSS N HALF OF TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TUE AND TUE NIGHT AND ENTER SE PORTIONS OF THE SW N ATLC EARLY WED. $$ AMZ080-310930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 30 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING E OF 76W... .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM NE...160 NM SE...120 NM SW AND 160 NM NW QUADRANTS OF EARL. HIGHEST WINDS 115 GUSTS TO 140 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 320 NM NE...170 NM SE...100 NM SW...AND 160 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF 74W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N W OF 74W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BY LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT WITH LARGE NE SWELL SEEPING THROUGH ATLC PASSAGE. N OF 27N E OF 74W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL BUILD TO 12 FT OR HIGHER IN SE SWELL TUE. N OF 27N W OF 74W NE TO E 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FT TUE NIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS SPREADING NW OVER E AND CENTRAL PORTIONS. .WED THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 22.5N E OF 75W WITH SEAS 12 FT AND GREATER. N OF 22.5N W OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 15 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S OF 22.5N E OF 70W BECOMING SE 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXITING TO THE N EARLY FRI. S OF 26N E OF 68W TROPICAL CYCLONE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI ASSOCIATED WITH FIONA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT AND HIGHER. N OF 26N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND NE SWELL SAT. N OF 26N E OF 68W SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SAT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING