000 FZNT23 KNHC 291457 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 29 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. AMZ089-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM NICOLE AT 22.6N 80.6W 996 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING NE OR 040 DEG AT 08 KT TRAILING A TROUGH SW TO 16N88W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. THE STORM WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA NEAR 24.7N 79.8W AT 8 PM EDT TONIGHT. THE CYCLONE WILL DRAG A TROUGH SLOWLY E ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ082-292130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 20N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W S TO SW WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF CYCLONE AND TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. W OF CYCLONE AND TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS E OF CYCLONE AND TROUGH. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .FRI...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .SAT AND SUN...W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-292130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 13N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 13N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 13N SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-292130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 67W. .TONIGHT...N OF 13N W OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 73W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 15N E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF 72W SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-292130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FROM 10N TO 16N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 14N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 17N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S ON SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART. $$ AMZ088-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM NICOLE OVER CUBA AT 22.6N 80.6W AT 11 AM EDT WILL MOVE NE OR 040 DEG ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS REACHING NEAR 24.7N 79.8W AT 8 PM EDT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. THE CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO RACE NORTHWARD BECOMING POST TROPICAL NEAR 29.4N 78.4W AT 8 AM EDT THU WITH WARNINGS SHIFTING N OF AREA LATE THU. AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA IT WILL DRAG A TROUGH ALONG FROM 31N77W TO 23N79W THU AFTERNOON WITH THE TROUGH BECOMING NEARLY STATIONARY FROM 31N74W TO 21N75W FRI AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-292130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM AND GALE WARNING BETWEEN 73W AND 80W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...FROM 73W TO 80W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT WITHIN 250 NM E OF CENTER. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING 12 TO 20 FT OVER WATERS S OF 31N WITHIN 250 NM E OF CENTER. E OF 73W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW AS THE CYCLONE PASSES. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS W OF 73W. .THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 77W W TO NW WINDS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN MIXED SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 14 FT LATE. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .SAT ANS SUN...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT SUN. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. $$ FORECASTER NELSON