000 FZNT23 KNHC 020237 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM E CUBA TO ISLA DE PROVIDENCIA IN THE SW CARIBBEAN WILL DRIFT E AND EXTEND FROM JUST SE OF JAMAICA TO CENTRAL PANAMA SUN WHERE IT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED. MEANWHILE A SERIES OF INVERTED TROUGHS WILL MOVE FROM THE TROPICAL N ATLC TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD. LOW PRES NEAR 16N52W 1008 MB EMBEDDED ALONG A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC SAT THROUGH TUE THEN NW OF THE AREA WED. $$ AMZ082-020930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 01 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .MON AND TUE...NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .WED...NW OF TROUGH N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. $$ AMZ084-020930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 01 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .MON AND TUE...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .WED...NW OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF TROUGH SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. $$ AMZ086-020930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 01 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE SAT AND SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-020930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 01 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 19N SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 19N SUN AND SUN NIGHT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .MON...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 17N TO 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW N OF 12N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N74W TO E CUBA NEAR 22N75W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THE PERIOD. A SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRES AREAS MAY DEVELOP AND RIDE N ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY THROUGH WED. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST MON THROUGH WED. AN AREA OF LOW PRES EMBEDDED ALONG A TROPICAL WAVE MAY ENTER THE SE PORTION FROM THE TROPICAL N ATLC WED. $$ AMZ080-020930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI OCT 01 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL... EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 21N. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND TUE...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL...HIGHEST SE PORTION...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TUE. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT NE OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL TUE...AND 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THROUGH BAHAMA PASSAGES TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT THROUGH BAHAMA PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY