000 FZNT23 KNHC 262100 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM 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. 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 AND SUN. $$ AMZ082-270330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-270330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM 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 NIGHT...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 THROUGH SUN...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. $$ AMZ086-270330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 15N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL NEAR ATLC PASSAGES. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-270330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010 .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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 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 AND SUN...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE SW N ATLC THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST LATE THU AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA BY LATE FRI THEN STALL FROM 29N65W THROUGH CENTRAL CUBA SAT. LOW PRES WILL APPROACH FROM THE SE TO 27N68W BY FRI MORNING AND WILL MERGE WITH THE FRONT BY SAT. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-270330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010 .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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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. .SUN...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER DGS