000 FZNT23 KNHC 210244 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINETEEN NEAR 17.5N 81.1W AT 0300 UTC MOVING E AT 2 KT AND IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY MOVE S OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS BEFORE BECOMING A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 16.4N 81.1W FRI MORNING...MAKING ITS WAY TOWARD THE YUCATAN COAST NEAR 18.0N 87.5W SUN EVENING...AND WEAKENING TO A DEPRESSION AS IT MOVES INLAND TO 19.5N 90.0W MON EVENING. $$ AMZ082-210930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 20 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 17N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINETEEN WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 90 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINETEEN WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 82W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR AND NE OF LOW. .FRI THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NINETEEN EXPANDING TO WITHIN 70 NM BY SUN. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT FRI INCREASING TO 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT SAT AND SUN. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA N TO NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS E OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINETEEN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW. .MON...W OF 85W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. $$ AMZ084-210930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 20 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N W OF 80W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 90 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINETEEN WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N W OF 81W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 81S S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW. .FRI AND SAT...WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINETEEN WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N W OF 80W W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS S OF 11N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .SUN...N OF 13N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-210930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 20 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 15N SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 15N SAT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... HIGHEST ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-210930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 20 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 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. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 13N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT S OF 11N. $$ AMZ088-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 31N70W TO N BAHAMAS AND WILL MOVE TO 28N65W TO 21N71 THU EVENING AND THEN WILL REMAIN STATIONARY BEFORE DISSIPATING FRI NIGHT. TRADES INCREASE SAT AND SUN AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA THIS WEEKEND. THE HIGH SHIFTS NE OF THE AREA MON. $$ AMZ080-210930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 20 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF TROUGH. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF TROUGH S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 25N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SHIFTING E TO SE N OF 27N W OF 72W SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER