000 FZNT23 KNHC 060919 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 SAT AUG 06 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. AMZ089-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 06 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A 1012 MB LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM EMILY WAS ACROSS THE BAHAMAS NEAR 24N78.5W THIS MORNING WITH TROUGH EXTENDING SW ACROSS CENTRAL CUBA TO NEAR 18N84W. THE LOW AND WILL MOVE N TODAY AND DRAG THE TROUGH WITH IT ACROSS W CUBA AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BEFORE EXITING THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE TONIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE TODAY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WINDWARD ISLANDS TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON BEFORE WEAKENING ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE. HIGH PRES RIDGE NE OF AREA WILL INCREASE EASTERLY TRADES IN CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TODAY THROUGH SUN BEFORE DIMINISHING. $$ AMZ082-061530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 06 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. NW OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 18N E OF TROUGH. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-061530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 06 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE TONIGHT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE MAINLY NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PORTION. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N 0F 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-061530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 06 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 13N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 69W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SW. ELSEWHERE W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 66W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 17N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-061530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 06 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 15N TO 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ088-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 06 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A 1012 MB LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM EMILY WAS ACROSS THE BAHAMAS NEAR 24N78.5W THIS MORNING WITH TROUGH EXTENDING SW ACROSS CENTRAL CUBA. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE N TODAY AND TONIGHT AND REACH NEAR 27N78.5W SUN MORNING THEN BEGIN TO TURN NE AND ACCELERATE AND MOVE BEYOND 30N BY MON MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR THE LOW TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. A RIDGE WILL THEN REBUILD WESTWARD MON THROUGH WED IN WAKE OF THE LOW. $$ AMZ080-061530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 06 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N BETWEEN 73W AND TROUGH SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT INSIDE BAHAMA WATERS AND 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS N OF 28N...BECOMING N TO NE WINDS THROUGHOUT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N W OF 78W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT EARLY BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 24N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 72W AND 79W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 78W VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 T 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 70W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W WINDS SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 73W AND 4 TO 5 FT E OF 73W. N OF 26N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF 78W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 78W. 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...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 FT. 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 S TO SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...N OF 27N E OF 77W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... HIGHEST N OF 30N. N OF 27N W OF 77W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W OF 76W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING