000 FZNT23 KNHC 031518 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 FRI SEP 03 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. AMZ089-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 03 2010 .SYNOPSIS...REMNANT LOW PRES OF GASTON E OF THE AREA NEAR 14.3N18.6W WILL MOVE W-NW AND ENTER TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS EARLY TUE AND REACH NEAR 15.5N57.5W TUE AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. ELSEWHERE A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE E TRADES THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-032130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 03 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S OF 18N W OF 82W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH ISOLATED AREAS 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-032130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 03 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13.5N. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-032130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 03 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NE PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E OF 64W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 64W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-032130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 03 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGHOUT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGHOUT. .MON AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FROM 15N TO 18N TUE AND TUE NIGHT. WITHIN 300 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRLCE OF GASTON REMNANT LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT AFTER PASSAGE OF LOW PRES. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. $$ AMZ088-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 03 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FIONA NEAR 29.0N 66.4W AT 11 AM EDT MOVING N-NE AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. FIONA IS FORECAST TO BEGIN TO EXIT THE SW N ATLC WATERS THIS EVENING NEAR 30.6N65.7W...AND MOVE N OF AREA NEAR 32.7N 64.6W SAT MORNING AND TRAILING A TROUGH SW INTO THE NE WATERS THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-032130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 03 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N E OF 66W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE AND 30 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 75 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT WITH N AND NE SWELL BLEEDING THROUGH THE PASSAGES. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OVER S SEMICIRCLE OF FIONA. .SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF 72W AND 7 TO 10 FT E OF 72W IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE WATERS. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 74W N TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 72W N TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING