000 FZNT23 KNHC 020926 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATER S FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU SEP 02 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. AMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FIONA WAS JUST NW OF THE AREA NEAR 22.6W 65.4W 1000 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NW AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. FIONA WILL MOVE TO 24.6N 66.6W THIS AFTERNOON...AND TO 27N.1N 67.3W BY LATE TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM GASTON CURRENTLY LOCATED WELL EAST OF THE AREA ...NEAR 13.5N 38.2W 1005 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W 8 KT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE FAR EASTERN PORTION LATE MON AS A HURRICANE. ELSEWHERE A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ082-021530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 02 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT..E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...S OF 19N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT...HIGHEST SW. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-021530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 02 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E TO S WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SW PART VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL N OF 12N...AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 12N. $$ AMZ086-021530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU SEP 02 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N E OF 70W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 67W...AND S OF 16N W OF 70W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 67W E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 66W SHIFTING TO NE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-021530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 02 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 19N W OF 64W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 14N TO 19N E OF 58W LATE MON... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT AND GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT IN THE MORNING. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 58W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART...MOVING N OF AREA THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 19N W OF 60W 5 T0 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 18N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. .MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED FROM 14N TO 19N E OF 58W. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E OF 60W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 15N S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 15N BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU SEP 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE EARL NEAR 29.3N 74.7W 928 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NNW AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT. EARL MAINTAINS ITS INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO 31.7N 75.3W THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BEGINS TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES N OF THE AREA TO NEAR 34.8N 74.6W BY LATE TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FIONA OVER THE SE PORTION NEAR 22.6N 65.4W AT 5 AM EDT IS MOVING NW AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. FIONA WILL MOVE TO 24.6N 66.6W THIS AFTERNOON...TO 27N.1N 67.3W BY LATE TONIGHT ...TO 29.7N 67.0W FRI AFTERNOON...AND TO JUST N OF AREA NEAR 32.4N 65.8W BY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-021530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU SEP 02 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 26N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 22N E OF 68W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS...AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 125 KT GUSTS TO 155 KT...DIMINISHING TO TO 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 46 FT...AND 43 FT BY LATE TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM WINDS LIFT N OF AREA LATE TONIGHT. IN ASSOCIATION WITH TROPICAL STORM FIONA... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 240 NM NE...120 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 18 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 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SW AND 50 NM QUADRANTS...INCREASING TO 90 NM SW...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANTS LATE FRI NIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHIFTING N OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL E OF 76W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N E OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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 CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 30N BETWEEN 64W AND 67W EARLY...DIMINISHING TO SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN SW TO W SWELL MIXED WITH SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...AND N OF 26N W OF 67W SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL E OF BAHAMAS ..5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N W OF 67W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 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. .MON...N OF 25N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN RESIDUAL N AND NE SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE