000 FZNT23 KNHC 171515 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD LOW PRES CIRCULATION EXTENDS FROM THE FAR TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC E-NE ACROSS MUCH OF THE SW CARIBBEAN TODAY AND IS EXPECTED TO ROTATE NW THROUGH WED. AN EMBEDDED WEAK LOW CENTER NEAR 12N79W WILL DRIFT NW WITHIN THE LARGER CIRCULATION AND REACH THE COAST OF NICARAGUA BY LATE TUE...WHERE IT MAY LINGER FOR A FEW DAYS. ACTIVE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NW PORTIONS OF THE BROAD CIRCULATION. A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SW N ATLC WILL SINK S AND INTO FAR N PORTIONS OF TROPICAL N ATLC LATE MON AND BECOME STATIONARY BEFORE DISSIPATING BY WED. $$ AMZ082-172130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N E OF 86W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 86W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 86W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY SW HALF. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 80W. .THU...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-172130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...ISOLATED AREAS 15 TO 20 KT BY TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...ISOLATED AREAS TO 5 FT TONIGHT. NW OF TROUGH E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF TROUGH W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO S WINDS E OF 80W TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR 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 S TO SW 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. $$ AMZ086-172130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 17 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-172130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 17N. .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. $$ AMZ088-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...THE REMNANT LOW OF PAULA ALONG THE NE COAST OF CUBA NEAR 21.5N76W HAS DISSIPATED. COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 24N65W TO THE REMNANTS OF PAULA. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE NE COAST OF CUBA AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS THROUGH MON...WHILE SINKING SE TO NEAR 23N ACROSS SE PORTIONS OF THE AREA...THEN GRADUALLY DRIFT NW AND DISSIPATE THROUGH LATE TUE. LARGE NW TO N SWELL GENERATED BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS AND EXIT THE REGION BY LATE TUE. A NEW WEAK COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED AND FROM 31N69W TO THE SE BAHAMAS THU. $$ AMZ080-172130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 68W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN FRONT AND 27N...AND 9 TO 12 FT N OF 27N. N OF 26N W OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 76W...BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF 76W. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W NE WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 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