000 FZNT23 KNHC 242123 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW INLAND IN NE NICARAGUA AT 14.7N 83.7W 998 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING W AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 GUSTS 55 KT. MATTHEW EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND SHIFT NW TO 15.2N 85.6W EARLY SAT... 16.5N 90.0W SAT NIGHT...17.0N 91.0W SUN WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY THROUGH MON. WEAK TROUGH ALONG 83W FORMS TUE AND WED. OTHERWISE...GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZE PREVAIL ACROSS REMAINDER OF BASIN THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-242130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 24 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 17N W OF 81W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM AND 130 NM NW AND NE QUADRANTS OF CENTER OF MATTHEW. HIGHEST WINDS 40 GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NW AND 75 NM NE AND 30 NM SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF MATTHEW WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS S OF 20N. .SAT...W OF 85W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 LATE. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS W OF 84W. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 19N W OF 85W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR W PART. .TUE...E OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E OF 84W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. W OF 84W N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-242130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 24 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 14N W OF 81W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM AND 60 NM NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER OF MATTHEW. HIGHEST WINDS 45 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 TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT SUN AND MON. 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. .TUE AND WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ086-242130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 24 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 17N W OF 69W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 14N W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISH TO 5 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-242130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 24 2010 .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 NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE 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. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE REMAIN N OF AREA THROUGH MON THEN SHIFT E TUE AS COLD FRONT APPROACHES SE U.S. COAST WED. $$ AMZ080-242130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 24 2010 .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 TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 72W. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS DIMINISH TO 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND CUBA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 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 TO 20 KT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND CUBA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS SE 1 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES