000 FZNT23 KNHC 170255 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IGOR AT 22.0N 58.7W 935 MB AT 11 PM EDT UTC MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS TO 135 KT. IGOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR 23N60W AT SUNRISE FRI...NEAR 24.2N 61.7W AROUND SUNSET FRI...NEAR 25.7N 63.3W SUNRISE SAT AND CONTINUE WELL N OF AREA NEAR 27.3N 64.4W LATE SAT. $$ AMZ082-170330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 81W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 20N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-170330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 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. $$ AMZ086-170330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N E OF 66W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 7 TO 12 FT EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 14N E OF 67W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT IN NE ATLC PASSAGES. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING SWELL NE PASSAGES. .SUN...W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...W OF 68W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 67W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-170330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 18N... .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 18N. HIGHEST WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT INCREASING TO 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT EARLY SAT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 15N WITH HIGHEST SEAS 48 FT JUST NE OF CENTER. 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 16 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 6 TO 9 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 WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 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. $$ AMZ088-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IGOR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NW TURNING N ON SAT WITH HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SPREADING W OVER THE WATERS N OF 23N E OF 69W FRI THROUGH SUN...WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHIFTING N OF AREA LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-170330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 23N E OF 69W... .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 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. HIGHEST WINDS 115 KT GUSTS TO 135 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WATERS E OF 71W EARLY FRI...SPREADING W OVER ALL EXPOSED WATERS N OF 21N E OF 80W SUN. HIGHEST SEAS 43 FT W OF CENTER. 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 5 TO 8 FT W OF GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND BY SUNRISE 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 TO N 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 EXCEPT HIGHER IN EXPOSED BAHAMA PASSAGES. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 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 TO NE 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 EXCEPT HIGHER IN EXPOSED BAHAMA PASSAGES. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER NELSON