000 FZNT23 KNHC 230857 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 23 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. AMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM RICHARD AT 15.9N 83.2W 1006 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING WEST 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. RICHARD WILL SLOWLY INTENSIFY AND BE NEAR 16.0N 84.3W THIS AFTERNOON...AND NEAR 16.3N 85.9W LATE TONIGHT. IT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR 17N88W SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-231530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 18N W OF 82W... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN NIGHT S OF 19N W OF 86W... .TODAY THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT THIS AFTERNOON...AND 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN THE AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS S OF 19N W OF 86W. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N W OF 85W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 86W. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .WED...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-231530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 23 2010 .TODAY...N OF 12N W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 12N E OF 82W AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 12N E OF 82W AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-231530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 23 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-231530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 23 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND TUE...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...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 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...ELY TRADES WILL INCREASE TODAY AND SUN AS A RIDGE BUILDS E TO W JUST N OF THE FORECAST AREA. $$ AMZ080-231530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT OCT 23 2010 .TODAY...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 72W INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 28N E OF 75W. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR