000 FZNT23 KNHC 082106 CCA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT FRI OCT 08 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. AMZ089-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI OCT 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE OTTO LOCATED N OF THE AREA NEAR 25.9N 64.0W AT 11 AM EDT WILL PRODUCE STRONG S TO SW WINDS OVER THE N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC WATERS TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING THERE TONIGHT. A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM JAMAICA TO A 1008 MB SURFACE LOW NEAR 13N77W...THEN ON TO CENTRAL PANAMA...AND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY MOST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-090330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI OCT 08 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF TROUGH SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N BETWEEN 79W AND 82W. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-090330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI OCT 08 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N E OF 80W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY E OF 77W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N E OF 80W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W. .MON AND TUE...W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 12N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N E OF 81W SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-090330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI OCT 08 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 15N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 70W. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE... S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-090330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI OCT 08 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 58W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON. S OF 19N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...CORRECTED 530 PM EDT FRI OCT 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE OTTO E OF AREA NEAR 26.8N 62.3W AT 5 PM EDT MOVING NE AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. OTTO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND W OF OTTO. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH IN THE WAKE OF OTTO WILL EXTEND FROM 24N65W TO 20N71W TONIGHT...THEN SHIFTS S AND LINGERS FROM 22N65W TO 20N70W SAT THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-090330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI OCT 08 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF TROUGH. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS 10 KT S OF TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND TUE...N OF 28N W OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT S OF TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN