000 FZNT23 KNHC 211450 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 21 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. AMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...EASTERLY TRADES WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE PERIOD. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 15N ALONG 63W WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN TODAY THROUGH WED THEN WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED THROUGH THU...THEN THE W CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-211530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 18N WED NIGHT. .THU...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 18N...AND 6 TO 10 FT S OF 18N BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .FRI...W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION EARLY. $$ AMZ084-211530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 12N TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 12N TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT E OF 78W WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT E OF 78W WED NIGHT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .FRI...N OF 12N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION EARLY. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SWELL. $$ AMZ086-211530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W AND NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT E TO SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT N OF 13N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W LATE THU. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT... HIGHEST S OF HISPANIOLA. S OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .FRI...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 14N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 14N BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-211530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF 19N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL TONIGHT. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .THU...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .FRI...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...SWELLS GENERATED BY DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH WED. RIDGING WILL BUILD JUST N OF THE AREA WITH EASTERLY TRADES BECOMING ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-211530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT W OF 73W AND 10 TO 12 FT E OF 73W PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 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 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N. .THU AND FRI...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI. .SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AL/LEWITSKY