000 FZNT23 KNHC 061533 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 06 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH ALONG 85W...LEFTOVER FROM LOW PRES OVER CENTRAL BAHAMAS...MOVES W OF BASIN TONIGHT. TROPICAL WAVE FROM 11N55W TO 15N51W ENTER TROPICAL ATLC THIS AFTERNOON...INTO EASTERN CARIBBEAN EARLY MON THROUGH WED. ATLC HIGH PRES BUILD SW MON AND TUE RELAXING PRES GRADIENT AND DIMINISHING TRADE WINDS. $$ AMZ082-062130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 06 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 18N. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-062130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 06 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. S OF 12N N WINDS 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 NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-062130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 06 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 63W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 17N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-062130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 06 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 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 E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ088-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 06 2011 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1011 MB...ASSOCIATED WITH REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM EMILY...AT 26N78W AT 12 UTC WITH TROUGH EXTENDING SW TO CENTRAL CUBA. LOW PRES MOVE N THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND REACH 28N79W SUN THEN TURN NE AND ACCELERATE BEYOND 31N MON. STRONG WINDS ACROSS E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES WITH POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP INTO TROPICAL CYCLONE. RIDGE THEN REBUILD W MON THROUGH WED AS LOW PRES MOVES N OF AREA. $$ AMZ080-062130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 06 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N FROM 73W TO TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT INSIDE BAHAMA WATERS AND TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N W OF 78W SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 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 TSTMS FROM 72W TO 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 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. 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 SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES