000 FZNT23 KNHC 191507 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WITH THE TROPICAL SYSTEMS MOVING FURTHER N OF THE AREA...THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL RETURN TO MORE TYPICAL EASTERLY TRADES. 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. $$ AMZ082-191530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL E OF 80W LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF 80W BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL LATE... AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 80W BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL LATE. .THU...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 18N...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N. W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-191530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .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. $$ AMZ086-191530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT E OF 72W TONIGHT. E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 69W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN LEE OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 10 FT LATE WED AND THU. $$ AMZ087-191530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. FROM 15N TO 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 14N. .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. $$ AMZ088-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IGOR NEAR 30.4N 65.4W 949 MB AT 11 AM AST MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 14 KT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. IGOR IS FORECAST TO MAINTAIN ITS CURRENT INTENSITY THROUGH MON NIGHT WHILE MOVING WELL NE OF THE AREA. LARGE SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH IGOR WILL IMPACT THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF IGOR LATE MON THROUGH THU WITH PERSISTENT EASTERLY FLOW DEVELOPING LATE TUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. $$ AMZ080-191530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 26N E OF 71W... .THIS AFTERNOON 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 THROUGH 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 N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS WITH N SWELL 6 TO 8 FT W OF GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND. S OF 23N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 23N W OF 70W N TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 150 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 AL/LEWITSKY