000 FZNT23 KNHC 091512 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 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. AMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...THE REMNANT TROUGH OF GASTON IS N OF 14N ALONG 73W AND WILL CONTINUE MOVING W ACROSS JAMAICA AND THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE MORE W-SW ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH SAT MORNING...THEN INTO CENTRAL AMERICA AND ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS SAT AND SAT NIGHT. BROAD LOW PRESSURE NEAR 12N58W WILL MEANDER THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN BEGIN TO SHIFT NW INTO THE SE CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH SAT THEN MOVE MORE W-NW ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR THIS LOW TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY TO A TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS N OF 15N SUN NIGHT 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. $$ AMZ082-091530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 82W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-091530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ086-091530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 15N W OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 15N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 63W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGHOUT THE WINDWARDS. .SAT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 15N W OF 68W VARIABLE MAINLY NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 68W. .SUN...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N W OF 65W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 15N E OF 65W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 15N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS. $$ AMZ087-091530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E FRI NIGHT AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. BETWEEN 14N AND 17N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 14N W OF 58W VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 14N E OF 58W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .SAT...N OF 14N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N VARIABLE MAINLY SW TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 15N. .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. $$ AMZ088-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC EXTENDING SW TO N FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST THU WITH A REINFORCING SECOND COLD FRONT ARRIVING FRI AND FRI NIGHT. THE FRONTS WILL MERGE AND STALL S OF BERMUDA AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT AND SUN...THEN DRIFT NW ON MON. $$ AMZ080-091530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ACROSS BAHAMAS THROUGH 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 STRIPLING