000 FZNT23 KNHC 131500 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 13 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. AMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 85W WILL MOVE W OF AREA THIS EVENING. TRADES WILL DIMINISH THROUGH SUN AS ATLC HIGH PRES WEAKENS AND SHIFTS N. A LOW PRES SYSTEM...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NE PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH SUN MORNING. A TROPICAL WAVE WELL E OF THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC TUE...AND ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN WED. $$ AMZ082-132130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 85W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT...EXCEPT W OF 85W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 LEE OF CUBA. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 LEE OF CUBA. .WED...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-132130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 78W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 77W EARLY MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 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. $$ AMZ086-132130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 15N 20 TO 25 KT S OF 15N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 15N W OF 70W AND S OF 15N W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 14N E OF 67W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF TROPICAL WAVE SHIFTING TO SE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 14N E OF 67W WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF TROPICAL WAVE BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-132130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.. EXCEPT W OF 61W AND E OF 57W NE 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 60 BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. S OF 18N NE TO E 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 SUN NIGHT. 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 SUN. .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 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 13N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...FROM 14N TO 18N E OF 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF TROPICAL WAVE SHIFTING TO SE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 14N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT E OF TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N. .WED...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 14N TO 18N W OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE SHIFTING TO SE AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF WAVE NE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N. $$ AMZ088-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT JUST NW OF THE AREA WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT. A 1019 MB HIGH CENTER NEAR 28N66W WILL SHIFT NE AND DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. A TROUGH JUST SE OF THE AREA WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR SE PORTION THIS EVENING...REACH THE SE BAHAMAS SUN EVENING...AND MOVE THROUGH THE SE AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS THROUGH TUE BEFORE REACHING THE NW BAHAMAS AND S FLORIDA WED AND INTO THU. A LOW PRES SYSTEM...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...SHOULD PASS JUST TO THE NE OF THE AREA MON NIGHT AND LIFT N OF 31N INTO TUE MORNING. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW WATERS TUE AND DISSIPATES WED. A RIDGE WILL THEN BUILDS ALONG 29N WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-132130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT... EXCEPT W OF 80W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 71W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FROM 23N TO 25N E OF 70W BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 70W...AND OVER NW PORTION. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N W OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF 71W WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 71W...AND OVER 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...EXCEPT E OF 67W BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 67W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND 70W...AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 70W. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW AND NE PORTIONS. .TUE...N OF 27N E OF 73W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT N OF 29N E OF 67W SHIFTING TO SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT...AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 67W 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE PORTION. .WED...N OF 28N E OF 74W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E OF 74W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N W OF 74W WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE