000 FZNT23 KNHC 122106 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 12 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. AMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TRADES WILL DIMINISH SUN AND MON AS ATLC HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WEAKENS AND SHIFTS N. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES W OF THE AREA BY EARLY SUN. A LOW PRES SYSTEM...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NE PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE SAT THROUGH SUN MORNING. A SECOND LOW PRES SYSTEM...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL APPROACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE MON INTO TUE. $$ AMZ082-130330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 12 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N W OF 85W AT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE EXCEPT W OF 85W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 LEE OF CUBA. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 LEE OF CUBA. .WED...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-130330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 12 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY SAT MORNING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY SAT MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SAT AND SAT NIGHT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-130330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 12 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 15N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-130330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 12 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 20 E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 58W LATE SHIFTING SE TO S ON THE E SIDE OF LOW PRES. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES SYSTEM. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES SYSTEM EARLY. .MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 12N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT FROM 13N TO 16N E OF E OF 58W. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 12N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 12N W OF 58W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT N OF 12N W OF 58W. $$ AMZ088-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGHING WILL LINGER IN THE NW PORTION THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRES NEAR 27N67W WITH RIDGE TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT N THROUGH MON AS A TROUGH ENTERS THE SE PORTION LATE SAT AND DISSIPATES TUE ACROSS THE BAHAMAS. A LOW PRES SYSTEM... POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL APPROACH 65W MON AND MOVE OVER THE NE PART OF THE SW N ATLC LATE MON THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-130330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 12 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 77W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 77W. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 24N W OF 70W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS AHEAD OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE BEHIND TROUGH AND NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM W OF TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 23N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF BAHAMAS S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF BAHAMAS N OF 23N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. .TUE...N OF 26N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW PRES. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 29N W OF 73W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT FROM 23N TO 26N E OF 67W AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF COLD FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N E OF 74W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR