000 FZNT23 KNHC 072052 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT THU OCT 07 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. AMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU OCT 07 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM OTTO LOCATED NEAR 24.0N 67.6W WILL PRODUCE STRONG S TO SW WINDS OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT. A SURFACE TROUGH FROM JAMAICA TO WESTERN PANAMA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY MOST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. A SURFACE LOW MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-080330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU OCT 07 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 79W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 79W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS S OF 17N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 83W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-080330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU OCT 07 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 80W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .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 THROUGH 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 BECOMING SE TO S SUN. 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF 70W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-080330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU OCT 07 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 65W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 68W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 67W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-080330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU OCT 07 2010 .TONIGHT...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. .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 AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU OCT 07 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM OTTO NEAR 24.0N 67.6W AT 5 PM EDT WILL MOVE TO 24.7N 66.3W EARLY FRI AND MOVING EAST OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND IN THE WAKE OF OTTO. $$ AMZ080-080330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU OCT 07 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 69W... .TONIGHT AND FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER OF OTTO. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT LATE TONIGHT AND 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT FRI. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF 70W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. W OF 70W N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT FRI. W OF 70W S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT FRI E OF BAHAMAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS NEAR TROPICAL STORM. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 23N E OF 68W. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AL