000 FZNT23 KNHC 162049 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS... HURRICANE IGOR AT 21.7N 58.1W 940 MB AT 5 PM EDT UTC MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS TO 135 KT. IGOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR 22.4N 59.2W TONIGHT...NEAR 23.5N 61.0W FRI AFTERNOON...NEAR 24.9N 62.7W FRI NIGHT...AND N OF AREA NEAR 26.5N 64.0W SAT AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ082-162130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 81W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 20N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-162130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ AMZ086-162130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N E OF 66W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 13N E OF 67W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN NE ATLC PASSAGES. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING SWELL NE PASSAGES. .SUN...W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...W OF 68W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 67W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-162130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 17N... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 17N. HIGHEST WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 16N WITH HIGHEST SEAS 44 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N 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 16N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 VARIABLE WINDS 10 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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. $$ AMZ088-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IGOR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NW WITH HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SPREADING OVER THE WATERS N OF 23N E OF 70W LATE FRI THROUGH SUN WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHIFTING N OF AREA LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-162130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 23N E OF 70W FRI... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 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 70W. HIGHEST WINDS 115 KT GUSTS TO 135 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WATERS E OF 72W...SPREADING W OVER ALL EXPOSED WATERS E OF 80W. HIGHEST SEAS 40 FT. 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 BAHAMAS WITH N SWELL TO 8 FT W OF GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND BY SUN. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 175 NM OF IGOR. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 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 13 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT HIGHER IN EXPOSED BAHAMA PASSAGES. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER NELSON