000 FZNT23 KNHC 011529 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATER S FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 01 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. AMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 17.4W 60.2W 1004 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING W-NW AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. FIONA WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY AS IT PASSES TO THE NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TO 18.9N 62.5W THIS AFTERNOON...REACH 21.2N 64.7W LATE TONIGHT...THEN INTO THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE SW N ATLC THU MORNING AND TO 23.5N 66.5W BY THU AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ082-012130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 01 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 T0 4 FT EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 20N. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-012130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 01 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 12N E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 12N W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW PART VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 80W... AND 2 FT W OF 80W. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-012130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 01 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 70W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 70W EXCEPT ATLC PASSAGES 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE PORTION. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 146 W OF 70W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S OF 14N E OF 72W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-012130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 01 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 17N W OF 59W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT AND GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF 58W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT... DIMINISH TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 14N E OF 58W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 14N W OF 58W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 21N W OF 63W DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE THU. SEAS TO 12 FT AND GREATER SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 60W WINDS DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART MOVING NW OF AREA EARLY THU. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. $$ AMZ088-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE EARL NEAR 25.1N 72.1W 943 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING NW AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. EARL MAINTAINS ITS INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO 27.0N 73.7W TONIGHT ...29.8N 75.0W EARLY THU...THEN AS IT MOVES N OF THE AREA TO 32.8N 75.0 THU NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FIONA CURRENTLY SE OF AREA OVER TROPICAL N ATLC NEAR 18.7N 61.5W IS FORECAST TO REACH NEAR 20.2N 63.2W TONIGHT...22.6N 65.3W EARLY THU...24.9N 66.6W THU NIGHT...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES NEAR 26.9N 67.1W EARLY FRI...29.0N 67.0W EARLY SAT...THEN TO JUST N OF AREA AS DEPRESSION EARLY SUN. $$ AMZ080-012130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 01 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 22N E OF 78W... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING THU AND THU NIGHT N OF 22N E OF 68W... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N E OF 68W FRI AND SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 120 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 110 GUSTS TO 135 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 440 NM NE...300 NM SE...210 NM SW AND 420 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 47 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 78W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 22N W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N W OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 FT TONIGHT. S OF 22N E OF 73W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS E OF 75W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...125 NM SW AND 175 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 110 KT GUSTS TO 135 KT...DIMINISHING TO 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 46 FT. CONDITIONS MOVE N OF AREA THU NIGHT. IN ASSOCIATION WITH TROPICAL STORM FIONA TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW AND 75 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 17 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 79W WINDS 20 T0 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 79W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS TO 2 FT. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE... 50 NM SW AND AND 75 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. N OF 27N W OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT... BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 77W. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SUBSIDE TO 10 FT LATE. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 29N E OF 67W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT W OF THE BAHAMAS TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER TH/WALLY BARNES