000 FZNT26 KNHC 190236 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SAT SEP 18 2010 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE... SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LARGE SEAS CONTINUE OVER TROPICAL WATERS N OF 16N E OF 65W IN ASSOCIATION WITH HURRICANE IGOR N OF AREA. IGOR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FURTHER AWAY WITH ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS SHIFTING N OF AREA MON NIGHT. OTHERWISE A WEAK AND ILL DEFINED PRESSURE PATTERN WILL PERSIST OVER THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH MON WITH EASTERLY TRADES RESUMING MON NIGHT THROUGH THU. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 10 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 69W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 69W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN E PASSAGES LATE. .WED AND THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT WED NIGHT AND THU. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. FROM 15N TO 18N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WINDWARDS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT. FROM 14N TO 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 11N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL N OF 18N LATE. .WED...N OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .THU...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IGOR NEAR 28.2N 64.7W 945 MB AT 11 PM AST MOVING N NW OR 340 DEG AT 11 KT. IGOR IS FORECAST TO MAINTAIN MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT AND MOVE TO NEAR 29.7N 65.4W AT 8 AM AST SUN...THEN MOVE N OF AREA NEAR 32.0N 65.1W AT 8 PM AST SUN. LARGE SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH IGOR WILL IMPACT THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF IGOR LATE MON THROUGH THU. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 23N E OF 70W... .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 23N E OF 70W. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER E OF 75W...SPREADING W OVER ALL EXPOSED WATERS N OF 22N E OF 80W SUN AND SUN NIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 45 FT NEAR CENTER. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS WITH N SWELL 6 TO 8 FT W OF GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND SUN AND SUN NIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF IGOR CENTER. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 70W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 30N EARLY. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 FT LATE. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT HIGHER IN EXPOSED BAHAMA PASSAGES. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE OVER WATERS N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT HIGHER IN EXPOSED E BAHAMA PASSAGES. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMA CHAIN. .THU..S OF 27N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$