000 FZNT23 KNHC 142115 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 14 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. AMZ089-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS... TROPICAL STORM KARL AT 18.3N 84.2W 1001 MB AT 500 EDT MOVING W NW OR 290 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. KARL WILL STRENGTHEN TO 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT NEAR 18.9N 86.0W TONIGHT...STRENGTHEN TO 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT AND MOVE INLAND NEAR 19.6N 88.1W WED AFTERNOON. HURRICANE IGOR E OF THE AREA AT 18.8N 53.1W AT 500 PM EDT UTC MOVING W NW OR 295 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS TO 155 KT. IGOR WILL BRIEFLY STRENGTHEN TO 130 KT NEAR 19.5N 54.3W TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN SLIGHTLY NEAR 20.5N 55.6W WED...REACH NEAR 21.5N 57.2W WED NIGHT...AND MOVE N OF AREA NEAR 22.6N 58.8W THU AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ082-142130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 14 2010 ..TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 17N W OF 83W... .TONIGHT AND WED...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT WITHIN 10 NM OVER THE E SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT LATE TONIGHT...AND FURTHER INCREASE TO 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT WED PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 17N. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS W PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 20N W OF 82W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ AMZ084-142130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 14 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-142130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 14 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 65W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 67W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 70W S 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-142130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 14 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 18N... .TONIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 60W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EARLY AND TO HURRICANE FORCE LATE TONIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 130 KT GUSTS TO 160 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 16N E OF 61W WITH SEAS TO 50 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. FROM 12N TO 16N S TO SW 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 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER. .WED AND WED NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 18N E OF 61W. HIGHEST WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 155 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 17N E OF 61W WITH SEAS TO 46 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 13N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 OF CENTER. .THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED N OF 19N BETWEEN 57W AND 60W. SEAS 12 FT N OF 18N. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART. .THU NIGHT...N OF 17N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...N OF 20N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N OF 20N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. $$ AMZ088-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N66W TO 25N80W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU. HURRICANE IGOR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NW WITH HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SPREADING OVER THE WATERS N OF 25N E OF 69W FRI THROUGH SUN WITH CONDITIONS SHIFTING N OF AREA SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-142130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 14 2010 ...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N E OF 69W FRI INTO SUN... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SWELL. FROM 25N TO 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT E OF 75W WED NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT IN SE LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N E OF 67W AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 69W. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 150 NM OF IGOR. $$ FORECASTER NELSON