000 FZNT23 KNHC 110252 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 WED AUG 10 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. AMZ089-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT E-SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU ALLOWING FOR FRESH TRADES IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO WEAKEN. TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS E CARIBBEAN ALONG 62W WILL MOVE W TO 72W THU AFTERNOON AND TO 78W FRI AFTERNOON. FRESH TRADES TO RETURN TO CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE FRI AND SAT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. LARGE AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE AND A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE E ATLC SHOULD REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS ALONG 55W BY SUN. $$ AMZ082-110930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 10 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT LATE FRI AND SAT. S OF 17N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 19N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-110930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 10 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT LATE FRI AND SAT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-110930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 10 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL WAVE E OF 70W. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-110930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 10 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 14N TO 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT W OF 60W. SEAS 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 18N E OF 60W LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT N OF 18N E OF 60W LATE SAT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS SUN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NE TO N WINDS NW PART. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE W ALONG 24N/25N WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN SHIFT SLIGHTLY ESE AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU. WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 31N75W TO 27N79W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY FRI BEFORE LIFTING OUT TO NE SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE TO REBUILD INTO AREA FRI AND SAT. A LARGE AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE AND A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE E ATLC SHOULD REACH SW N ATLC WATERS BY MON. $$ AMZ080-110930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 10 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 77W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF 77W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT LOCALLY 6 FT OFF N COAST OF HISPANIOLA. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS W OF 78W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 72W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 77W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF 77W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 77W AND S TO SW 10 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 77W AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF 77W. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 70W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 77W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SW AND NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 77W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS 10 KT E OF 77W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS W OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS 10 KT E OF 77W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NW PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 22N E OF 68W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT N OF 22N E OF 68W. $$ FORECASTER