000 FZNT23 KNHC 200244 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AS THE TROPICAL CYCLONES CONTINUE MOVING FURTHER N EASTERLY TRADES WILL RESUME FROM THE E. TWO INVERTED TROUGHS WILL ALSO PASS THROUGH THE TROPICS THIS WEEK ACCOMPANIED BY TSTMS. $$ AMZ082-200330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL TUE NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N. SCATTERED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS. .FRI...E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART. $$ AMZ084-200330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS S OF 12N TONIGHT. .WED...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W 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 PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-200330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 68W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 73W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W PART. $$ AMZ087-200330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 15N TO 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 59W AND S OF 16N E OF 57W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL TUE NIGHT. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .FRI...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IGOR NEAR 32.4N 65.5W 955 MB AT 11 PM AST MOVING N NE OR 015 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. IGOR IS FORECAST TO MAINTAIN ITS CURRENT INTENSITY WITH HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHIFTING N OF THE AREA BY MON AFTERNOON. LARGE SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH IGOR WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEK AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF IGOR. $$ AMZ080-200330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN SEP 19 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 71W... .TONIGHT AND MON...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 27N E OF 71W. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER SPREADING W OVER ALL EXPOSED WATERS N OF 20N E OF 80W LATE TONIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 38 FT NEAR 31N65W. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN SWELL W OF GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR NE WATERS TONIGHT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 27N TO 23N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN E BAHAMA PASSAGES. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT AND 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 AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON