000 FZNT23 KNHC 230309 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 22 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. AMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1007 MB AT 13N EMBEDDED IN TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 72W MOVE FROM ACROSS E CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU. LOW PRES ...POSSIBLY TROPICAL CYCLONE...ENTER W CARIBBEAN AND GULF OF HONDURAS FRI THROUGH SUN. EASTERLY TRADES PERSIST ELSEWHERE THROUGH PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-230330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 22 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 80N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASE TO 30 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILD TO 13 FT S OF 17N THU NIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SE BEHIND LOW PRES. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT T0 10 FT IN E SWELL BEHIND LOW PRES. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES. .SUN AND MON...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-230330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 22 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 12N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 11 FT. S OF 11N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT E OF 80W THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT E OF 80W. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILD TO 7 FT NEAR LOW PRES. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR LOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 12N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT N TO NE BEHIND LOW PRES. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 12N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-230330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 22 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. N OF 13N E OF WAVE SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS W OF WAVE AXIS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT W OF WAVE AND 7 FT E OF WAVE AXIS. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 17N. .THU...N OF 13N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT W OF 73W. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 13N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 14N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 14N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE. N OF 14N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 15N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE. E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...W OF 68W SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFT S LATE SUN AND MON W OF 72W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 68W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-230330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 22 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 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. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT E TO SE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 5 KT SUN AND MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...SUBSIDING LONG PERIOD SWELLS LINGER FROM IGOR THROUGH FRI NIGHT. RIDGE REBUILDS N OF AREA WITH MODERATE TO FRESH BREEZE ACROSS BASIN THROUGH SUN THEN DIMINISH MON. $$ AMZ080-230330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 22 2010 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 70W. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE SUN EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES