000 FZNT23 KNHC 242100 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE RICHARD NEAR 17.2N 88.0W 981 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING W NW OR 285 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 95 KT. RICHARD WILL MAKE LANDFALL IN BELIZE THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL PERSIST OVER THROUGH TUE WITH WINDS DIMINISHING TO MODERATE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN WED THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-250330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 19N W OF 86W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 90 NM NE...60 NM SE...50 NM SW...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 95 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N W OF 83W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N W OF 84W. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .WED...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 17N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-250330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 24 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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 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. .FRI...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-250330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 24 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 15N W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 70W TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NW PART. .FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-250330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 24 2010 .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 NIGHT...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 IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 17N W OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 17N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL N OF THE FORECAST AREA MAINTAINING MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PART OF THE AREA LATE THU AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-250330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 24 2010 .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 AND TUE NIGHT...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. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AL