000 FZNT23 KNHC 160902 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU SEP 16 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. AMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS... HURRICANE IGOR AT 20.5N 56.8W 929 MB AT 5 AM EDT UTC MOVING W NW OR 300 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS TO 155 KT. IGOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR 21.0N 57.8W THIS AFTERNOON...NEAR 22.0N 59.4 TONIGHT...NEAR 23.2N 61.1W FRI AFTERNOON...NEAR 24.7N 62.7W FRI NIGHT...AND NEAR 28.0N 65.0W SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-160930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 81W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 20N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...W OF 81W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 81W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-160930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ AMZ086-160930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N E OF 67W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN NE ATLC PASSAGES. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING SWELL NE PASSAGES. .SUN...W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...W OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-160930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 17N... .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 17N. HIGHEST WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 155 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 16N WITH HIGHEST SEAS 48 FT NEAR CENTER WITH EYE DIAMETER OF 60 NM. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 13N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 175 NM OF CENTER. .SAT...N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .SUN...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. FROM 14N TO 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SUBSIDING MIXED SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IGOR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE N WITH HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SPREADING OVER THE WATERS N OF 23N E OF 69W FRI THROUGH SUN WITH CONDITIONS SHIFTING N OF AREA SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-160930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 ...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N E OF 69W FRI INTO SUN... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN SWELL BUILDING FROM E. .FRI THROUGH SUN...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N E OF 69W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WATERS E OF 71W...SPREADING W OVER ALL EXPOSED WATERS E OF 80W. ELSEWHERE E OF 76W 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 BAHAMA ISLANDS WITH N SWELL TO 8 FT W OF GRAND BAHAMA BY SUN. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 175 NM OF IGOR. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT HIGHER IN EXPOSED BAHAMA PASSAGES. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER GR