000 FZNT23 KNHC 091458 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 TUE AUG 09 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. AMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 09 2011 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE AREA ALONG WILL SHIFT SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR FRESH TRADES IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO WEAKEN. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 56W WILL CROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES TONIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN WED AND INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ082-092130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 09 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE FRI AND SAT. S OF 17N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 19N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-092130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 09 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .THU...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W 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. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W 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. $$ AMZ086-092130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 09 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT FAR SE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF TROPICAL WAVE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .THU AND FRI...S OF 15N W OF 67W AND ELSEWHERE W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-092130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 09 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 14N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 12N TO 16N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 17N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FROM 13N TO 17N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 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. $$ AMZ088-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 09 2011 .SYNOPSIS....HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 24N/25N WILL SHIFT SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU. WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW PORTIONS TONIGHT AND STALL WED NIGHT FROM 31N75W TO NW BAHAMAS THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ080-092130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 09 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 77W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 70W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W. N OF 28N W OF 77W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 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 SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 76W. .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 STRIPLING/DGS