000 FZNT23 KNHC 121512 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 12 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. AMZ089-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...THE REMNANT TROUGH OF GASTON IS OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA MOVING W. LOW PRESSURE NEAR 16N71W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 17N75.5W MON MORNING AND NEAR 18N80.5W TUE MORNING. THERE IS A MEDIUM CHANCE OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. HURRICANE IGOR WELL EAST OF THE AREA IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC TUE NIGHT AND WED AS A MAJOR HURRICANE. $$ AMZ082-121530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 12 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W. .TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-121530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 12 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS NW PART. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-121530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 12 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 65W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S W OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 68W. .TUE...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 15N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-121530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 12 2010 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 19N E OF 60W TUE NIGHT AND WED... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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. .MON AND MON NIGHT...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 MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL E OF 57W MON NIGHT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 16N E OF 60W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 19N E OF 57W LATE TUE...AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN THE AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WINDS. N OF 16N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TUE NIGHT. FROM 12N TO 16N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED N OF 19N E OF 60W. HIGHEST WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 60W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT. FROM 15N TO 17N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED N OF 20N E OF 60W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FROM 16N TO 20N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 28N65W TO 26N76W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW PORTION TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE OVER E PORTION WED AND THU AHEAD OF HURRICANE IGOR. $$ AMZ080-121530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 12 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS N OF 27N W OF 76W BECOMING NW TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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 NEAR FRONT AND SE PART. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF 70W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE E OF THE BAHAMAS AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 22N E OF 76W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR