000 FZNT23 KNHC 050913 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 05 2011 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. AMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 05 2011 .SYNOPSIS...THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM EMILY NOW A SURFACE TROUGH FROM NEAR JAMAICA NE ACROSS E CUBA TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS... WILL SHIFT N-NW ACROSS BAHAMA WATERS AND ADJACENT ATLC THROUGH SUN. ACTIVE WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH OVER THE N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND HISPANIOLA WILL SHIFT NW AND N AND EXIT THE CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON. A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN...AND CONTINUE ACROSS THOSE WATERS THROUGH TUE. A RIDGE NE OF THE AREA WILL INCREASE EASTERLY TRADES IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-051530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 05 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SE 20 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE EARLY. WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT EARLY WINDWARD PASSAGE. S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 78W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT E OF 78W TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS EARLY E OF 78W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 21N BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 21N 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-051530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 05 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL LATE. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY S OF 12N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 80W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N W OF 80W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N 0F 12N E OF 77W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 77W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-051530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 05 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 67W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 70W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-051530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 05 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 13N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FROM 11N TO 15N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 05 2011 .SYNOPSIS...THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM EMILY NOW A SURFACE TROUGH FROM NEAR JAMAICA NE ACROSS E CUBA TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS... WILL SHIFT N-NW ACROSS BAHAMA WATERS AND ADJACENT ATLC THROUGH SUN. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG NE END OF TROUGH AND COULD REORGANIZE INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE AGAIN. ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL ATLC W-SW TO N FLORIDA THIS MORNING AND WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS ON E SIDE OF TROUGH OR ANY LOW PRES THAT DEVELOPS. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD WESTWARD ALONG 25N AS THE LOW MOVES N OF THE AREA LATE SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-051530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 05 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS W OF 76W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N BETWEEN 67W AND 77W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N W OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT OR LESS W OF 78W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 73W AND 78W. .SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF 74W...AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W OF 76W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE MAINLY S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING