000 FZNT23 KNHC 030252 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 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. AMZ089-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...REMNANT LOW GASTON LOCATED WELL EAST OF THE AREA NEAR 14N40W IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TUE ALONG 16N...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. ELSEWHERE A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-030930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 02 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...S OF 19N W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT THROUGH MON...HIGHEST SW. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 10 KT IN LEE OF CUBA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .TUE...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-030930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 02 2010 .TONIGHT...BETWEEN 77W AND 81W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .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 AND SAT NIGHT...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. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL N OF 11N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 11N. $$ AMZ086-030930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 02 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 66W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 67W E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E OF 66W SHIFTING TO NE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E OF 64W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 64W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-030930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 02 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 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 AND TUE...WITHIN 180 NM OF REMNANT LOW GASTON WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 18N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS BEHIND LOW PRES. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE EARL HAS MOVED N OF THE AREA NEAR 33.8N 74.4W 951 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING N AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH EARL HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH OVER FORECAST WATERS. TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 26.9N 66.8W AT 11 PM EDT IS MOVING N NW AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. FIONA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO 28.7N 66.7W FRI MORNING...TO 30.8N 65.9W BY FRI EVENING...THEN WELL N OF AREA TO 32.7N 64.8W SAT MORNING...WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS DIMINISHING OVER FORECAST WATERS BY SAT MORNING. $$ AMZ080-030930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 02 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 25N E OF 67W ASSOCIATED WITH FIONA... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN ASSOCIATION WITH FIONA WITHIN 75 NM NE AND 90 NM SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 180 NM E AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF FIONA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF 76W. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF BAHAMAS W OF 76W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 70W AND 76W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 76W SW OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT N OF 22N AND 6 TO 7 FT S OF 22N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH FIONA WITHIN 75 NM NE AND 90 NM SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E AND 60 NM W SEMICRIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF FIONA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 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 76W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 30N E OF 66W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY SAT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT 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. .TUE...N OF 29N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER