000 FZNT23 KNHC 190844 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 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. AMZ089-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LARGE SEAS OVER THE FAR N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL DIMINISH AND SUBSIDE TODAY AS HURRICANE IGOR CONTINUES TO MOVE FARTHER AWAY FROM THE WATERS. MEANWHILE A WEAK AND ILL DEFINED PRESSURE PATTERN WILL PERSIST OVER THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH MON WITH EASTERLY TRADES RESUMING ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC MON NIGHT THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-190930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 19N TODAY AND TONIGHT. .TUE...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL E OF 80W LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF 80W BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL LATE... AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 80W BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL LATE. .THU...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 18N...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N. W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-190930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 80W LATE. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-190930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT E OF 72W TONIGHT. E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 69W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN LEE OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 10 FT LATE WED AND THU. $$ AMZ087-190930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. FROM 14N TO 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 11N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL LATE. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .THU...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IGOR NEAR 28.9N 65.3W 949 MB AT 5 AM AST MOVING N NW OR 340 DEG AT 10 KT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. IGOR IS FORECAST TO MAINTAIN ITS CURRENT INTENSITY THROUGH MON NIGHT WHILE MOVING WELL NE OF THE AREA BY THEN. LARGE SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH IGOR WILL IMPACT THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF IGOR LATE MON THROUGH THU WITH PERSISTENT EASTERLY FLOW DEVELOPING LATE TUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. $$ AMZ080-190930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 25N E OF 71W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 25N E OF 71W. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER E OF 77W...SPREADING W OVER ALL EXPOSED WATERS N OF 23N E OF 80W THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 44 FT NEAR CENTER. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. N OF 23N W OF 75W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS WITH N SWELL 6 TO 8 FT W OF GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF IGOR CENTER. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 26N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 15 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 26N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT HIGHER IN EXPOSED E BAHAMA PASSAGES. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMA CHAIN. .THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY