000 FZNT23 KNHC 132107 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 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. AMZ089-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 87W 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. $$ AMZ082-140330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 85W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT...EXCEPT W OF 85W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 LEE OF CUBA. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT 1 TO 2 LEE OF CUBA. .WED AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE THU. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-140330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011 .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 THROUGH 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 AND THU...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE THU. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO 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 BECOMING W TO NW LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-140330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 15N 20 TO 25 KT S OF 15N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 15N W OF 70W AND S OF 15N W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 14N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 14N E OF 67W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .THU...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. BETWEEN 72W AND 67W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-140330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 58W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS N OF 17N E OF 57W. 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 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES SYSTEM EARLY SUN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. 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 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT N OF 13N MON NIGHT. .TUE...N OF 13N E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 13N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 12N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N. .WED...N OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N. .THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT JUST NW OF THE AREA WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT. A 1019 MB HIGH CENTER NEAR 28N67W WILL SHIFT NE AND DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. A TROUGH JUST SE OF THE AREA WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR SE PORTION THIS EVENING...REACH THE SE BAHAMAS SUN EVENING...AND MOVE THROUGH THE SE AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS THROUGH TUE BEFORE REACHING THE NW BAHAMAS AND S FLORIDA WED AND INTO THU. A LOW PRES SYSTEM...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...SHOULD PASS JUST TO THE NE OF THE AREA MON NIGHT AND LIFT N OF 31N INTO TUE MORNING. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW WATERS TUE AND DISSIPATES WED. A RIDGE WILL THEN BUILDS ALONG 29N WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-140330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS SE PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N E OF 77W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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 EXCEPT NE WINDS SE PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW N OF 23N W OF 73W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...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 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW N OF 23N W OF 74W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW AND NE PORTIONS. .TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT FAR NW PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 74W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE S OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE PORTION. .WED...N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 FT EXCEPT NE WINDS 10 KT FAR NW PORTION. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 23N. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS W OF 78W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT E OF 76W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART. .THU...N OF 27N E OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 76W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS WITH HIGHEST SEAS S OF 23N AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT E OF 76W. $$ FORECASTER GR