000 FZNT26 KNHC 120843 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...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...WHILE THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARIA HAS MOVED NW OUT OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE N OF 20N W OF 63W UNTIL AFTERNOON. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT REACHING THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TUE NIGHT. IT WILL CROSS THE E CARIBBEAN TUE NIGHT AND WED...THEN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 69W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 15N W OF 67W LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE WED. .THU AND FRI...S OF 15N W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 20N W OF 63W... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM NE AND 100 NM SE QUADRANTS OF MARIA OVER FORECAST WATERS. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM SE QUADRANT OF MARIA OVER FORECAST WATERS. HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 70W SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS AHEAD OF WAVE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 61W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL N OF 12N WED. .THU AND FRI...FROM 11N TO 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 20.8N 66.3W 1005 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING NW AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. MARIA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 21.5N 67.2W THIS AFTERNOON...22.7N 68.3W TONIGHT...24.0N 69.0W TUE AFTERNOON...26.1N 63.9W TUE NIGHT...THEN N OF THE AREA TO 32.8N 67.6W LATE WED WHILE STRENGTHENING TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE. A TROUGH WILL LINGER ALONG 71W THU AND FRI IN THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 26N E OF 71W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 70W WED... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM NE...100 NM SE AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS OF MARIA. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE AND 90 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N E OF 75W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 72W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF 72W LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 67W. .TONIGHT AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE...90 NM SE...30 NM SW AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS OF MARIA. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 27 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT E OF BAHAMAS TUE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT E OF 78W TUE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 72W. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 24N E OF 71W WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 70W WED. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT WED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 32 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 23N W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT WED. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF 71W. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE THU. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT FRI. N OF 26N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT $$