000 FZNT23 KNHC 110845 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON OCT 11 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. AMZ089-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON OCT 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA NEAR 14N82W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 16N83W BY EARLY TUE...TO 18N86W EARLY WED...AND THEN STALL NEAR 19N86W BY WED AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. THE LOW WILL THEN DRIFT E OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI. A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE LOW TO 19N78W AND WILL TRACK W WITH THE LOW THROUGH WED. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 69W WILL PASS 75W TUE AND MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN S OF THE LOW THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ082-111530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON OCT 11 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM NW QUADRANT OF LOW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WITHIN 60 NM NW QUADRANT OF LOW. S OF 18N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW EXCEPT 90 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF TROUGH S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF TROUGH N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES. .WED AND THU...WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 85W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS N OF 18N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES. .FRI...WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS N OF 18N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-111530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON OCT 11 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS S OF 12N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .THU AND FRI...N OF 12N E OF 81W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ086-111530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON OCT 11 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .TUE THROUGH WED...W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT S OF 16N W OF 70W. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLUMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-111530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON OCT 11 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON OCT 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE AREA N OF 25N UNTIL THU. A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 24N65W TO 20N71W WILL LINGER BEFORE MOVING E OF AREA WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST THU NIGHT AND LIE FROM BERMUDA TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS BY FRI NIGHT. MEANWHILE..A TROUGH WILL EMERGE FROM CENTRAL CUBA AND STRETCH THROUGH THE WESTERN BAHAMAS WED. THIS TROUGH WILL MOVE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT AND LIE FROM THE TURKS AND CAICOS TO 27N67W BY FRI NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-111530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON OCT 11 2010 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF 75W BECOMING S TO SW WINDS ENTIRE AREA TUE AND TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS SE OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .THU...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W THU AFTERNOON BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .FRI...BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT W OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. AHEAD OF FRONT E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS N OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER