000 FZNT23 KNHC 261507 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 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. AMZ089-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED WITH WINDS DIMINISHING TO MODERATE THU THROUGH SAT. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE NE PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WED AFTERNOON AND WILL BE NEAR 64W THU AFTERNOON. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC FRI...AND WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR EASTERN CARIBBEAN SAT NIGHT. A WIND SURGE WILL ACCOMPANY THE TROPICAL WAVE S OF 16N OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC FRI...AND THE FAR EASTERN CARIBBEAN SAT. $$ AMZ082-262130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W. .THU...N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ AMZ084-262130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 12N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-262130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 15N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL NEAR ATLC PASSAGES. .FRI...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 15N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ087-262130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT E OF TROUGH. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ088-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE SW N ATLC THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST LATE THU...AND WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA BY LATE FRI...BEFORE STALLING FROM 31N65W THROUGH CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE SAT. LOW PRES WILL APPROACH FROM THE SE TO 27N68W BY FRI MORNING AND WILL MERGE WITH THE FRONT BY SAT. $$ AMZ080-262130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 76W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS E OF 68W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF FRONT EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT E OF 72W. S OF 27N W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN 23N AND 27N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST N OF 23N. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 8 T0 12 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 80W AND W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS FAR SE PORTION OF AREA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR