000 FZNT23 KNHC 200911 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED OCT 20 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. AMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED OCT 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1008 MB NEAR 18N83W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU THEN DRIFT SW AND MOVE INTO CENTRAL AMERICA NEAR THE BORDER OF HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA OVER THE WEEKEND...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. $$ AMZ082-201530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED OCT 20 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW VARIABLE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM E OF LOW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW. .SAT...S OF 17N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 19N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 19N EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-201530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED OCT 20 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ086-201530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED OCT 20 2010 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST IN E FACING ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-201530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED OCT 20 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS N OF 19N W OF 60W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ088-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED OCT 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON AND FROM 31N68W TO SE BAHAMAS THU AND FROM 28N65W TO THE HISPANIOLA FRI AND MOVE E OF THE AREA SAT WITH HIGH PRES MOVING IN BEHIND THE FRONT N OF THE AREA SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ080-201530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED OCT 20 2010 .TODAY 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 E E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 DGS