000 FZNT23 KNHC 230921 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU SEP 23 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. AMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A 1007 MB AREA OF LOW PRES NEAR 13N73W ALONG A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO THE W CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND THU...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE... APPROACHING CENTRAL AMERICA FRI AND SAT. THE LOW WILL THEN LINGER IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN AND MON. EASTERLY TRADES WILL PERSIST ELSEWHERE THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-230930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 23 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 80N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 19N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT S OF 17N TONIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE BEHIND LOW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 T0 10 FT IN E SWELL BEHIND LOW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW BECOMING NUMEROUS FRI NIGHT AND SAT. .SUN AND MON...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS GULF OF HONDURAS. $$ AMZ084-230930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 23 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 11N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 80W TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 80W. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT NEAR LOW BY TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS EXCEPT NUMEROUS NEAR LOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 12N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N TO NE WEST OF LOW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST N PORTION. S OF 12N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW. .SAT THROUGH MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN AND MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION SAT. $$ AMZ086-230930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU SEP 23 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS EXCEPT NUMEROUS NEAR LOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 14N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 15N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 15N. E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BETWEEN 68W AND 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-230930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 23 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 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...HIGHEST N PORTION. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 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...HIGHEST N PORTION. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU SEP 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGING WILL BUILD JUST N OF THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES REMAINING ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRI NIGHT. TRADES WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE RIDGING WEAKENS AND SHIFTS TO THE E. $$ AMZ080-230930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU SEP 23 2010 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI AND FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 75W THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N. .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 EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COASTS OF CUBA AND HISPANIOLA SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SUN...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN. .MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY