000 FZNT23 KNHC 162055 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SAT OCT 16 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. AMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT OCT 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TRADE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 15N76W TO 09N79W WILL PERSIST OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN FOR SEVERAL DAYS WHILE DRIFTING W OR NW. A COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE N PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC LATE SUN INTO MON. A TROPICAL WAVE-LIKE WILL REACH 55W LATE THU WITH SOME INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS. $$ AMZ082-170330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT OCT 16 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 80W. .THU...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-170330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT OCT 16 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .TUE THROUGH THU...W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 82W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-170330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT OCT 16 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-170330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT OCT 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 15N LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 19N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .THU...N OF 19N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT OCT 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...THE 1012 MB REMNANT LOW OF PAULA ALONG THE N COAST OF CUBA NEAR 23N77W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 29N65W TO THE REMNANT OF PAULA. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT S AND STALL ALONG 23N BY LATE SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS TO THE N OF THE AREA. LARGE N SWELL WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA TONIGHT THEN SUBSIDE TUE. A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED AND FROM 31N70W TO THE SE BAHAMAS THU. $$ AMZ080-170330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT OCT 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 76W AND W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W AND 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 75W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N E OF THE BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF THE BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND THU...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. $$ FORECASTER GR