000 FZNT23 KNHC 011518 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 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. AMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS DRIFT E AND EXTEND FROM EASTERN CUBA TO WESTERN PANAMA SUN THEN BECOME STATIONARY. LOW PRES CENTER MAY DEVELOP ALONG TROUGH NEAR 19N79W THEN MOVE N INTO E CUBA SUN. ANOTHER LOW PRES...POSSIBLE DEVELOPING TROPICAL CYCLONE...MAY FORM IN TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 50W AS IT MOVES THROUGH TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TONIGHT AND SAT THEN THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-012130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 01 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT AND SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF TROUGH. .MON AND TUE...NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF 20N TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILD TO 5 FT W OF 82W TUE. SE OF TROUGH SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. $$ AMZ084-012130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 01 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 13N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .MON AND TUE...NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF TROUGH NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. $$ AMZ086-012130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 01 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-012130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 01 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME S 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 SHIFT S SAT THROUGH SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROPICAL WAVE. .MON...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 17N TO 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA WEAKEN. SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRES AREAS MAY DEVELOP AND RIDE N ALONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY THROUGH TUE. REINFORCING FRONT OFF GEORGIA COAST LATE SUN MERGES WITH STATIONARY FRONT AND CONTINUE MOVING E THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-012130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 01 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF STATIONARY FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT S OF 29N TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT TONIGHT. 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 KT SHIFT NE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 23N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT FAR NW PORTION LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILD TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL FAR NW PORTION SUN EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...W OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILD TO 12 FT TUE EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 23N BETWEEN COLD FRONT AND 72W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL BUILD TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL TUE. N OF 23N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF 72W AND 4 FT W OF 72W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR COLD FRONT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES