000 FZNT23 KNHC 180904 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 18 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. AMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON OCT 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 13N80W WILL MOVE TO 13N82W TONIGHT AND NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA TUE NEAR 13N83W AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY. THE LOW COULD POSSIBLY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO FAR N PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC LATE TODAY AND BECOME STATIONARY BEFORE DISSIPATING BY WED. $$ AMZ082-181530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON OCT 18 2010 .TODAY AND TO NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 80W. .THU AND FRI...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-181530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON OCT 18 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 N 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. $$ AMZ086-181530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON OCT 18 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT N OF 13N E OF 67W 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 13N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 13N. $$ AMZ087-181530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON OCT 18 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 S OF 13N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 13N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 13N. $$ AMZ088-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON OCT 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT 23N65W TO 22N77W WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. LARGE NW TO N SWELLS OVER THE EASTERN PORTION WILL SUBSIDE TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED FROM 31N69W TO THE SE BAHAMAS THU AND FROM 31N67W TO HISPANIOLA FRI. $$ AMZ080-181530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON OCT 18 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 ALONG AND WITHIN 90 NM S OF 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 DGS