000 FZNT26 KNHC 270920 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL PREVAIL THROUGH SUN AS WEAK SURFACE TO LOW LEVEL TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER THE WESTERN TROPICAL N ATLC MOVES INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN. A RIDGE WILL BUILD WESTWARD JUST N OF THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE IRENE MON THROUGH WED...INCREASING TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL AND E CARIBBEAN. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 13N TO 15N E OF 67W AND N OF 14N W OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.. SHIFTING TO NE TO E SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 13N TO 17N W OF 57W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE N OF THE AREA NEAR 34.1N 76.5W 952 PULL FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA THROUGH SUN. VERY LARGE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE WELL AWAY FROM IRENE AND SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH SUN NIGHT. CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD WESTWARD IN THE WAKE OF IRENE MON THROUGH WED. A WEAK TROUGH MAY FORM OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS TUE AND WED. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 29N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W... .TODAY...N OF 29N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 27N W OF 77W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL... EXCEPT S OF 24N 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE PART EARLY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 70W...AND E OF 67W. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 69W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 78W 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 69W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF 69W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. S OF 25N W OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...AND TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT W OF 77W 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FT. S OF 22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FROM SE BAHAMAS TO HISPANIOLA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT W OF 75W 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT ...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN SE BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 75W 2 TO 3 FT. $$