000 FZNT23 KNHC 210855 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU OCT 21 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. AMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU OCT 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINETEEN NEAR 17.0N 80.7W AT 0900 UTC 1005 MB MOVING SE AT 3 KT WILL MOVE TO 16.8N 80.7W THIS AFTERNOON THEN STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM. THE TROPICAL STORM WILL MOVE TO 16.5N 81.0W TONIGHT TO 16.5N 81.5W FRI THEN TO 16.5N 82.0W FRI NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE THEN TO THE YUCATAN COAST SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-211530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU OCT 21 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 17N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINETEEN WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT THIS AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NW AND 90 NM SE SEMICIRCLES OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINETEEN WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 82W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR AND NE OF LOW. .FRI THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM NE QUADRANT ...40 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. EXPANDING TO 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE 50 NM SE AND 20 NM QUADRANTS FRI NIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 55 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT SAT AND SUN. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA N TO NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS E OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINETEEN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL STORM. .MON...W OF 85W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. $$ AMZ084-211530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU OCT 21 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N W OF 80W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N W OF 80W. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 13N W OF 79W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 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. $$ AMZ086-211530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU OCT 21 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 15N SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 15N SAT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-211530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU OCT 21 2010 .TODAY 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. .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 N OF 11N AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 11N. $$ AMZ088-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU OCT 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 31N70W TO N BAHAMAS AND WILL MOVE TO 31N65W TO SE BAHAMAS FRI AND E OF THE AREA SAT. TRADES INCREASE SAT AND SUN AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA THIS WEEKEND. THE HIGH SHIFTS NE OF THE AREA MON. $$ AMZ080-211530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU OCT 21 2010 .TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 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 DGS