000 FZNT23 KNHC 062109 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT WED OCT 06 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. AMZ089-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED OCT 06 2010 .SYNOPSIS...SUBTROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 23.2N 68.3W AT 5 PM EDT WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG S TO SW WINDS OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU. FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE NW AND SW PORTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN MAINLY W OF 80W MUCH OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-070330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED OCT 06 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 81 NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT NE PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 83W. .THU...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 79W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 79W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...W OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...W OF 83W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-070330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED OCT 06 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 80W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 78 W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 78W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 80W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 80W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 11N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 11N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 81W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 81W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .MON...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 13N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-070330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED OCT 06 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N E OF 66W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .THU...N OF 15N E OF 66W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 65W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 68W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-070330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED OCT 06 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 59W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 15N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 15N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 58W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 58W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .SAT...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 18N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED OCT 06 2010 .SYNOPSIS...SUBTROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 23.2N 68.3W AT 5 PM EDT WILL MOVE TO 24.5N 67.9W THU AFTERNOON...NEAR 25.5N 66.4W EARLY FRI MORNING...AND OUT OF AREA FRI AFTERNOON. STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. $$ AMZ080-070330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED OCT 06 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING FROM 22N TO 28N E OF 71W... .TONIGHT AND THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE 80 NM SW AND 90 NM SE QUADRANTS OF CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST SEAS 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT N SEMICIRCLE AND 7 TO 9 FT S SEMICIRCLE. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 7 TO 9 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS NEAR TROPICAL STORM. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE...100 NM NW AND 70 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUST 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM N AND 210 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT N SEMICIRCLE AND 7 TO 9 FT S SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL STORM. .FRI...OVER FORECAST WATERS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUST 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NW QUADRANT AND 180 NM SW QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS NEAR TROPICAL STORM. .FRI NIGHT...E OF 70W N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 23N E OF 68W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT NE OF BAHAMAS...3 TO 5 FT SE OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AL