000 FZNT23 KNHC 281457 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 28 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. AMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN AT 20.6N 82.5W 1001 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING N NE OR 020 DEG AT 9 KT TRAILING A TROUGH SW TO 16N86W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT. THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 21.6N 81.8W AT 8 PM EDT TONIGHT CROSSING CUBA REACHING TO NEAR 23.5N 80.7W AT 8 AM WED WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. THE TROPICAL STORM WILL DRAG A TROUGH SLOWLY E ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-281530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 28 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 17N BETWEEN 77W AND 82W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 17N BETWEEN 77W AND 82W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KT EARLY TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E OF CYCLONE AND TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF CYCLONE AND TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS THROUGHOUT. .WED NIGHT...W OF TROUGH ALONG 82W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH ALONG 82W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .THU...W OF TROUGH ALONG 82W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH ALONG 82W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 82W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS CENTRAL PART. $$ AMZ084-281530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 28 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N W OF 79W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 13N. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 13N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 13N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 13N SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND A\ TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-281530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 28 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH TONIGHT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-281530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 28 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NW WATERS WILL MOVE E TO POSITION FROM 31N76W TO 23N79W THU. TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN IN THE NW CARIBBEAN IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 21.6N 81.8W AT 8 PM EDT TONIGHT...AND CROSS CUBA REACHING NEAR 23.5N 80.7W AT 8 AM EDT WED WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. THE TROPICAL STORM WILL RACE N ALONG THE FRONT WED AND WED NIGHT REACHING NEAR 31.0N 78.5W AT 8 AM THU. AS THE TROPICAL STORM MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA IT WILL DRAG THE FRONT E TO ALONG 31N75W 23N79W EARLY FRI...AND STALL FROM 31N72W TO NE CUBA SAT. $$ AMZ080-281530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 28 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING W OF 73W... .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SW OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND DEVELOPING OVER WATERS S OF 24N. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 73W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT WITHIN 200 NM E OF CENTER. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING 11 TO 17 FT WITHIN 200 NM E OF CENTER. E OF 73W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 73W. .THU...N OF 27N BETWEEN 79W AND 73W SE TO S WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY SUNSET. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 44 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS TSTMS N PART. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL. $$ FORECASTER NELSON