000 FZNT23 KNHC 150915 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED SEP 15 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. AMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS... TROPICAL STORM KARL AT 18.5N 86.7W 995 MB AT 500 AM EDT MOVING WNW 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS TO 64 KT. KARL MOVE INLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TONIGHT. HURRICANE IGOR 19.5N 54.5W 935 MB AT 5 AM EDT UTC MOVING WNW 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS TO 155 KT. IGOR WILL MOVE TO 20.2N 55.6W THIS AFTERNOON THEN TO 21.1N 57.0W TONIGHT AND NEAR 21.9N 60.0W THU CONTINUING N OF AREA NEAR 22.9N 60.2W LATE THU. $$ AMZ082-150930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 15 2010 ..TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 18N TO 20N W OF 84W... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRLCE WITH HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 20N W OF 85W. .TONIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS W PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 20N W OF 82W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ AMZ084-150930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 15 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ086-150930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED SEP 15 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 65W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXPOSED PASSAGE AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 67W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 70W S 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-150930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 15 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 17N... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 62W WITH SEAS TO 46 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 14N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 OF CENTER. .THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED N OF 19N BETWEEN 54W AND 65W. 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 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART. .FRI...N OF 20N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 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. $$ AMZ088-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED SEP 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IGOR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NW WITH HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SPREADING OVER THE WATERS N OF 23N E OF 69W FRI THROUGH SUN WITH CONDITIONS SHIFTING N OF AREA SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-150930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED SEP 15 2010 ...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N E OF 69W FRI INTO SUN... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N E OF 67W AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 69W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 23N 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 DGS