000 FZNT23 KNHC 090233 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 08 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. AMZ089-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 08 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 73W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THEN INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN TUE INTO WED. ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE ALLOWING FOR FRESH TRADES IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO WEAKEN. NEXT TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 50W IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TUE AND MOVE INTO E CARIBBEAN WED AND THU...AND INTO CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-090930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 08 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF CUBA. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST WINDS E OF 80W AND GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 82W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 82W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE FRI AND SAT. S OF 17N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 19N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-090930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 08 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS TSTMS S OF 12N. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 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. .THU...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-090930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 08 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W AND S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 15N. N OF 15N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 15N W OF 67W AND ELSEWHERE W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-090930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 08 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 12N TO 16N VARIABLE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. FROM 13N TO 17N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 08 2011 .SYNOPSIS....HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 25N THROUGH TUE NIGHT...THEN SHIFT SE AND WEAKEN. A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH APPROACHES THE FAR NW WATERS LATE TUE AND MOVES INTO NW PORTION ALONG 31N78W TO SE FLORIDA LATE WED THEN STALLS ALONG 31N75W TO NW BAHAMAS THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ080-090930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 08 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 30N E OF 71W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 30N E OF 71W...5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE E OF 75W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. FROM 25N TO 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT S OF 22N. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS W OF 77W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PORTIONS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 75W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. FROM 25N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PORTIONS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 72W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 77W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N W OF 77W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 70W. .THU...N OF 28N E OF 73W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N W OF 73W WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT E OF 77W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS VARIABLE NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB