000 FZNT23 KNHC 101512 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 10 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. AMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...THE REMNANT TROUGH OF GASTON ALONG 77W FROM 12N TO 18N WILL CONTINUE MOVING ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN INTO CENTRAL AMERICA BY SAT. BROAD LOW PRESSURE NEAR 13N60W WILL DRIFT NW TO NEAR 14N63W SAT MORNING...AND NEAR 15N67W SUN MORNING. THERE IS A MEDIUM CHANCE OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. 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. $$ AMZ082-101530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 10 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W. .TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-101530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 10 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 12N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT... HIGHEST SEAS NE PART. $$ AMZ086-101530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 10 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 64W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 65W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 150 NM NE OF LOW E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 68W. .SUN...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N W OF 68W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 15N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-101530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 10 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 50 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N E OF 58W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N W OF 58W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 14N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 15N. .SUN...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 17N. .MON...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 57W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF 57W LATE. .TUE...N OF 14N E OF 60W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 14N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED SE OF THE AZORES EXTENDS A RIDGE OVER THE FORECAST AREA. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SAT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE N WATERS TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N65W TO 28N77W SAT AFTERNOON...AND FROM 29N65W TO THE NW BAHAMAS SUN AFTERNOON WHILE DISSIPATING MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ080-101530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 10 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. 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. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR