000 FZNT23 KNHC 192106 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 19 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. AMZ089-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1009 MB NEAR 17N83W WILL MEANDER OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU THEN DRIFT TOWARD THE SW AND MOVE INTO CENTRAL AMERICA NEAR THE BORDER OF HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA OVER THE WEEKEND...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS N PORTIONS OF TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WILL LINGER NEAR 20N UNTIL IT DISSIPATES FRI. A TROUGH S OF 17N WILL PASS E ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-200330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 19 2010 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM E QUADRANT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 86W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MAINLY E OF 84W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW VARIABLE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM E OF LOW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW. .SAT...S OF 17N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 K. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 19N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 19N EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-200330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 19 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND SW TO W WINDS N OF 12N W OF 82W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 81W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 11N E OF 81W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER W PART. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 12N W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 13N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 13N W OF 81W SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. $$ AMZ086-200330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 19 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 69W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 69W. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 70W. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST IN E FACING ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-200330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 19 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE WIND WAVES AND NW SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS N OF 19N W OF 60W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. $$ AMZ088-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST OVERNIGHT TO 31N72W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY WED MORNING. THE WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY CURRENTLY FROM 21N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS WILL LIFT NW AHEAD OF THIS COLD FRONT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THU. COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU MORNING AND FROM 28N65W TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS FRI MORNING AND MOVE E OF THE AREA SAT WITH HIGH PRES MOVING IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT N OF THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ080-200330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 19 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 78W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N E OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT AND BECOMING W WINDS 10 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LOCALLY 15 TO 20 KT NEAR NEAR OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY BECOMING SE TO S WINDS ENTIRE AREA LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS S OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SW WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS LATE AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING S TO SW WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .SAT...S OF 25N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER