000 FZNT23 KNHC 172117 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A 1009 MB LOW NEAR 12N78W IS ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES THAT COVERS THE SOUTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. A TROUGH EXTENDS NE FROM THE LOW TO 17N75W. THIS AREA IS FORECAST TO DRIFT NW THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS POSSIBLY REACHING 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 MOVE S AND INTO FAR N PORTIONS OF TROPICAL N ATLC LATE MON AND BECOME STATIONARY BEFORE DISSIPATING BY WED. $$ AMZ082-180330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 17 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N E OF 86W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE WINDS LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 86W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 86W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY SW HALF. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 80W. .THU AND FRI...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-180330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 17 2010 .TONIGHT...NW OF LOW AND TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF TROUGH SW TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF LOW AND TROUGH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF TROUGH. .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 FRI...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 S OF 12N. $$ AMZ086-180330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 17 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E WIND THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-180330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 17 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 58W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 21N INCREASING 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 18N BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. 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 AND FRI...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... EXCEPT FROM 13N TO 19N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI AND DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 13N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 13N. $$ AMZ088-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NEAR 24N65W TO 23N71W THEN STATIONARY TO 21N77W. THE STATIONARY PORTION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY THROUGH MON...THEN GRADUALLY DRIFT NW AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE NIGHT WHILE THE COLD FRONT PORTION MOVES E OF THE AREA. LARGE NW TO N LINGERING SWELLS OVER THE EASTERN PORTION WILL SUBSIDE MON NIGHT INTO TUE. A NEW WEAK COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED...FROM 31N69W TO THE SE BAHAMAS THU...AND FROM 31N65W TO 25N68W THEN WEAKENING STATIONARY TO NEAR THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FRI. $$ AMZ080-180330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 17 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 69W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 69W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN FRONT AND 25N NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 69W AND 77W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 77W. S OF FRONT S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 90 NM S OF FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT... BECOMING NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 71W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 FT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...HIGHEST AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 25N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE