000 FZNT23 KNHC 241449 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 24 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. AMZ089-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE RICHARD NEAR 16.9N 86.9W 991 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING W NW OR 290 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. RICHARD IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL IN BELIZE THIS EVENING AS AN 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT HURRICANE NEAR 17.4N 88.4W THEN WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 17.8N 90.2W EARLY MON MORNING...THEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 18.4W 91.7W MON EVENING. MEANWHILE MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL PERSIST OVER MAINLY THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE WITH A WEAK WIND FLOW REGIME SETTING UP WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-242130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 19N W OF 85W... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT... 50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 16N TO 19N W OF 86W. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 84W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N W OF 84W. .MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .WED...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-242130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 24 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 13N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE 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 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .WED...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-242130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 24 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 15N W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 70W TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE AND WED...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NW PART. $$ AMZ087-242130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 24 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE E CENTRAL PORTION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL N OF THE FORECAST AREA MAINTAINING MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PART OF THE AREA LATE THU. $$ AMZ080-242130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 24 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING 6 TO 10 FT TONIGHT...HIGHEST E CENTRAL PORTION ...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. 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 4 TO 7 FT IN SE 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 NE TO E 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 NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO 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. .THU...N OF 28N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PART LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FAR NW PART LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY