000 FZNT23 KNHC 312135 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATER S FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 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. AMZ089-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE EARL N OF AREA IN THE SW N ATLC WATERS. TROPICAL STORM FIONA AT 16.7N 57.7W 1006 MB MOVING W-NW AT 21 KT. FIONA FORECAST TO REACH 20.2N 63.7W WED AFTERNOON...THEN ENTER SW N ATLC EARLY THU. $$ AMZ082-010330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS E AT 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 6 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. .THU THROUGH SAT..S OF 18N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT E OF 81W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 81W. $$ AMZ084-010330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFT SE WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME E 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE SAT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-010330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 68W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT EXCEPT HIGHER NEAR MONA PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-010330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 16N... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT OF TROPICAL STORM FIONA. SEAS 12 FT AND GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 75 NM NW QUADRANTS. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N FROM 60W TO 63W SE WINDS TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. N OF 18N W OF 63W SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS N OF 13N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS N OF 18N DIMINISH LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT AND GREATER SUBSIDE LATE WED NIGHT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE EARL AT 22.0N 68.8W 940 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING NW AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. EARL MAINTAINS ITS INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO 23.3N 70.5W TONIGHT...25.6N 72.8W WED AFTERNOON...28.0N 74.5W LATE WED...31.0N 75.5W THU AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES N OF AREA THU NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FIONA CURRENTLY SE OF AREA OVER TROPICAL N ATLC FORECAST TO REACH 23.0N 66.0W EARLY THU...THEN REACH 26.5N 67.7W THU AFTERNOON...THEN N OF THE AREA FRI. $$ AMZ080-010330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING E OF 78W... .TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM NE...175 NM SE...90 NM SW AND 175 NM NW QUADRANTS OF EARL. HIGHEST WINDS 115 GUSTS TO 140 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 470 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...180 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 420 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 43 FEET. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF 75W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 5 FT. S OF 23N W OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILD TO 15 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS SPREADING NW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE...170 NM SE...125 NM SW AND 170 NM NW QUADRANTS OF EARL. HIGHEST WINDS 115 GUSTS TO 140 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 78W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. N OF 23N W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N W OF 73W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT LATE WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED N OF 29N FROM 71W TO 78W...SHIFT N OF THE AREA THU NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED E OF 69W. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N E OF 78W AND S OF 25N FROM 67W TO 70W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S OF 25N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT EXCEPT TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FIONA EARLY FRI N OF 20N FROM 66W TO 68W SHIFT N OF AREA FRI AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 68W WINDS TO 33 KT BECOME SW 15 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT W OF 77W SAT. S OF 27N E OF 68W WINDS SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 KT E OF 75W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 75W. FROM 23N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AL