000 FZNT23 KNHC 010859 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 01 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. AMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS WILL DRIFT E AND EXTEND FROM EASTERN CUBA TO WESTERN PANAMA BY EARLY SUN AND BECOME STATIONARY. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR 19N79W THEN MOVE INTO EASTERN CUBA SUN, ANOTHER LOW...POSSIBLY A DEVELOPING TROPICAL CYCLONE...MAY FORM ALONG A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 48W AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS FRI NIGHT AND SAT THEN SLOWS AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE NE CARIBBEAN SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-011530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 01 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN. SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT AND SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF TROUGH. .MON AND TUE...NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 82W TUE...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SE OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. $$ AMZ084-011530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 01 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 13N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA. WINDS SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .MON AND TUE...NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF NICARAGUA TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. $$ AMZ086-011530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 01 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN E SWELL THROUGH NE ATLC PASSAGES SAT AND SAT NIGHT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN E SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ087-011530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 01 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S SAT THROUGH SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .MON...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 17N TO 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL WEAKEN A0ND DRIFT E. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY TONIGHT THROUGH MON. A SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRES AREAS MAY DEVELOP AND RIDE TO THE N ALONG THE FRONTAL SUN THROUGH TUE. A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-011530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 01 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 29N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N70W...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE FRI NIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 FT SE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 23N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONTAL TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PORTION INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT NE OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL FAR NW PORTION SUN...AND 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .MON AND TUE...W OF REINFORCING TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TUE...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 23N BETWEEN REINFORCING TROUGH AND 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL...BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL TUE. N OF 23N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF 72W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 72W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR REINFORCING TROUGH. $$ FORECASTER DGS