000 FZNT23 KNHC 140911 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 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. AMZ089-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TRADES WILL DIMINISH TODAY AS ATLC HIGH PRES WEAKENS. A 1013 MB LOW PRES SYSTEM NEAR 22N58W WILL EXIT THE NE PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THIS MORNING. A TROPICAL WAVE WELL E OF THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...AND ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN WED REACHING THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU. $$ AMZ082-141530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011 .TODAY...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N E OF 80W TUE THROUGH THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W TUE AND WED AND 6 TO 8 FT THU. N OF 19N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS E OF 80W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ084-141530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 78W TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-141530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. N OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF 68W S OF 13N NE T E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 180 NM E OF WAVE N OF 14N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 14N W OF 70W EARLY THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT N OF 14N W OF 70W EARLY THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ087-141530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011 .TODAY...N OF 20N E OF 58W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT EARLY N PART. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 10N TO 20N E OF 58E NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PORTION EARLY MORNING. .TONIGHT...N OF 14N E OF 58W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 13N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON AND MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. W OF 61W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .TUE...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .WED...N OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A 1016 MB HIGH CENTER NEAR 27N70W WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT AS T.D. SEVEN PASSES JUST E OF THE NE CORNER OF THE AREA. A TROUGH OVER E WATERS S OF 26N WILL CONTINUE W AND REACH S FL THU. A LOW PRES SYSTEM SHOULD PASS JUST TO THE NE OF THE AREA MON NIGHT...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATE WED. THE RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 29N WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-141530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011 .TODAY...N OF 28N W OF 78W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 31N65W TO 23N80W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM AHEAD OF TROUGH SHIFTING SE BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE AND NW PORTIONS. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 29N E OF 67W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 28N65W TO 23N80W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM AHEAD OF TROUGH SHIFTING SE BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE AND NW PORTIONS. .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 BECOMING NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT E OF 67W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 67W. FROM 24N TO 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND TROUGH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 180 NM E OF TROUGH S OF 23N MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION AND NEAR TROUGH. .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 AHEAD OF FRONT AND NEAR TROUGH. .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 AHEAD OF FRONT AND NEAR TROUGH. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER