000 FZNT23 KNHC 170858 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 17 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. AMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES LOCATED JUST N OF WESTERN PANAMA NEAR 11N81W WILL DRIFT WNW AND BE NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA TUE THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY. COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE N PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC LATE TODAY INTO MON. $$ AMZ082-171530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 17 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 80W. .THU...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-171530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 17 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .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. $$ AMZ086-171530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 17 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-171530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 17 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 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 5 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 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...THE 1015 MB REMNANT LOW OF PAULA ALONG THE N COAST OF CUBA NEAR 23N76W WILL DISSIPATE LATER THIS MORNING. COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 24N65W TO THE REMNANT LOW OF PAULA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO 23N65W TO E CUBA BY AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE TONIGHT. LARGE N SWELL ACROSS THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA TODAY WILL SUBSIDE TUE. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED AND FROM 31N69W TO THE SE BAHAMAS THU. $$ AMZ080-171530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN OCT 17 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 6 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 DGS