000 FZNT23 KNHC 241520 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 24 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. AMZ089-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW NEAR 14.4N 82.0W 1001 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING W AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. MATTHEW WILL MOVE INLAND TO NEAR 14.6N 84.2W EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION WHILE TURNING NW TO NEAR 15.4N 86.5W BY SAT MORNING...INLAND BELIZE NEAR 16.0N 89.0W BY EARLY SAT EVENING...TO 17.0N 90.0W SUN MORNING...18.0N 90.5W MON MORNING BEFORE BECOMING NEARLY STATIONARY. OTHERWISE...GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE BASIN THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-241530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 24 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 16N W OF 82W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM AND 60 NM NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER OF MATTHEW. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM NE AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF MATTHEW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST S OF 19N. E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 18N. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALL WITHIN 180 NM N AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF MATTHEW. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 19N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT...AND TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 18N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS S OF 19N W OF 84W SPREADING INLAND SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N. .SUN...S OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR W PART. .MON AND TUE...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-241530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 24 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 14N W OF 82W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM AND 60 NM NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER OF MATTHEW. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM NE AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 12N W OF 81W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .SAT THROUGH TUE...W OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT SUN THROUGH TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PORTION SAT. $$ AMZ086-241530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 24 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 17N W OF 69W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 14N W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-241530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 24 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE WILL REMAIN N OF THE AREA THROUGH MON...THEN BEGIN TO SHIFT EASTWARD TUE AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE SE U.S. COAST. $$ AMZ080-241530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 24 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 72W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 79W 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 72W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 27N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND CUBA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND CUBA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE