000 FZNT23 KNHC 081433 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 08 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. AMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...THE REMNANT LOW PRES OF GASTON IS NOW AN OPEN TROUGH ALONG 70W...AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE W REACHING 74W BY THU MORNING THEN MOVE MORE W-SW TO 78W BY FRI MORNING AND REACH ALONG 82W AND THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COASTS SAT MORNING...THEN INLAND ACROSS THE YUCATAN AND CENTRAL AMERICA EARLY SUN. A BROAD AREA OF WEAK LOW PRES ACROSS THE S HALF OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC EXTENDING INTO THE FAR SE CARIB WILL DRIFT W-NW OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND ACROSS MOST OF THE E CARIB BY SUN...ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ082-081530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 08 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 80W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...WITHIN 90 NM E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. $$ AMZ084-081530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 08 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGHOUT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...THEN ALONG AND E OF TROUGH FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ086-081530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 08 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 16N WITHIN 240 NM E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 67W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 15N WITHIN 24 NM E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 15N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 69W. .FRI...N OF 14N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 64W. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ087-081530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 08 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN NE AND E SWELL. S OF 13N VARIABLE MAINLY E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE AND SE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .SAT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 17N. $$ AMZ088-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD TROUGH OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN ALONG 82W EXTENDING N ACROSS MUCH OF S AND CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL MOVE SLOWLY W AND EXIT THE AREA THU. HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR BERMUDA EXTENDS SW TO N FLORIDA THIS MORNING AND WILL SLIDE E AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST EARLY THU AND STALL S OF BERMUDA AND ACROSS N PORTIONS OF AREA SAT THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-081530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 08 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE SE TO S WINDS WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING