000 FZNT26 KNHC 080307 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT THU OCT 07 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...TROPICAL STORM OTTO LOCATED NEAR 24.1N 66.6W AT 11 PM EDT WILL PRODUCE STRONG S TO SW WINDS OVER THE N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. A SURFACE TROUGH FROM JAMAICA TO WESTERN PANAMA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY MOST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. A SURFACE LOW HAS DEVELOPED ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR 14N79W AND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 65W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 68W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 67W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 58W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 18N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS WILL MOVE TO 24.9N 65.1W FRI MORNING AND PASS EAST OF THE AREA BY FRI EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND IN THE WAKE OF OTTO. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 68W... .TONIGHT AND FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER OF OTTO. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT FRI BEFORE MOVING E OF AREA LATE FRI. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF 70W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. W OF 70W N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT FRI. W OF 70W S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT FRI E OF BAHAMAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS NEAR TROPICAL STORM. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 23N E OF 68W. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$