000 FZNT23 KNHC 090849 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 09 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. AMZ089-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...THE REMNANT TROUGH OF GASTON IS N OF 15N ALONG 71W AND WILL CONTINUE NW ACROSS JAMAICA FRI...PASSING THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AREA SUN AND MON. BROAD LOW PRESSURE WILL MEANDER NEAR 12N60W THROUGH SAT...THEN MOVE NW ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON. A TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 15N E OF LEEWARDS SUN AND MON. TROPICAL STORM IGOR WELL E OF THE AREA IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE AND APPROACH THE FAR E TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ082-090930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 09 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 80W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-090930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 09 2010 .TODAY THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS TODAY. $$ AMZ086-090930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU SEP 09 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 15N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 63W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGHOUT THE WINDWARDS. .SAT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 15N E OF 65W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART. .SUN...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N W OF 65W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 15N E OF 65W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 15N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS. $$ AMZ087-090930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 09 2010 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 14N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 14N E OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 15N. .SAT...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR WINDWARDS. .SUN AND MON...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 17N. $$ AMZ088-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU SEP 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED SW OF BERMUDA NEAR 30N69W WILL SHIFT S AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST THU WITH A REINFORCING SECOND COLD FRONT ARRIVING FRI AND FRI NIGHT. THE FRONTS WILL MERGE AND STALL OUT S OF BERMUDA ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT AND SUN...THEN DRIFT W ON MON. $$ AMZ080-090930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU SEP 09 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 24N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W TODAY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS CAY SAL BANK AND FLORIDA STRAITS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONTS. .SUN AND MON...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON