000 FZNT23 KNHC 021540 CCA 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 THU SEP 02 2010 COR FOR TYPOS 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. AMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FIONA WAS JUST N OF THE AREA NEAR 24.4W 65.8W 1002 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING N-NW AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. FIONA EXPECTED TO MOVE TO 26.4N 66.5W THIS EVENING...AND TO 28.9N 66.7W BY FRI MORNING. TROPICAL DEPRESSION GASTON CURRENTLY LOCATED WELL EAST OF THE AREA NEAR 14.0N 38.9W 1008 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING W-NW AT 6 KT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE FAR EASTERN PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS LATE MON AS A HURRICANE. ELSEWHERE A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ082-022130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 02 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE S OF 18N E OF 80W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF 84W. .FRI THROUGH MON...S OF 19N W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT...HIGHEST SW. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-022130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 02 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 81W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 TO SE 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. $$ AMZ086-022130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 02 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 70W...AND S OF 16N W OF 72W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 67W E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 66W SHIFTING TO NE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-022130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 02 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 21N W OF 64W THIS AFTERNOON... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 14N TO 19N E OF 58W LATE MON IN ASSOCIATION WITH GASTON... .THIS AFTERNOON...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 SE QUADRANT AND 180 NM W QUADRANTS...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 58W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N N TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E AND NE SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. .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 AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER ASSOCIATED WITH GASTON EXPECTED FROM 15N TO 21N E OF 58W. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S TO SW FAR SE PORTIONS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE EARL NEAR 30.9N 74.8W 932 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING N AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 120 KT GUSTS 145 KT. EARL WILL EXIT THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES N OF THE AREA TO NEAR 36.5N 73.5W BY FRI MORNING. TROPICAL STORM FIONA OVER THE SE PORTION NEAR 24.4N 65.8W AT 11 AM EDT IS MOVING NW AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. FIONA EXPECTED TO MOVE TO 26.4N 66.5W THIS EVENING...TO 28.9N 66.7W BY FRI MORNING...THEN TO 31.3N 65.7W FRI EVENING. $$ AMZ080-022130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 02 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 26N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W ASSOCIATED WITH EARL... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 22N E OF 68W ASSOCIATED WITH FIONA... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL FORCE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH EARL WITHIN 180 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 120 KT GUSTS TO 145 KT...DIMINISHING TO TO 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST SEAS OVER FORECAST WATERS TO 40 FT...AND SUBSIDING TO 20 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 250 NM NE...240 NM SE...180 NM SW AND 150 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 79W WINDS 20 T0 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 79W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH FIONA WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE...45 NM W SEMICIRCLE. 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 E OF 68W EARLY...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN SW TO W SWELL MIXED WITH SE SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 68W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...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 STRIPLING