000 FZNT23 KNHC 141514 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 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. AMZ089-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...ATL HIGH PRES WILL WEAKEN THROUGH MON ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO DIMINISH SOME OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE CARIBBEAN. A 1012 MB LOW NEAR 22N59W WILL PULL AWAY FROM THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE WELL E OF THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...AND INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN WED. IT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE EASTERN WED...AND REACH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU. $$ AMZ082-142130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 17N W OF 84W...AND N OF 17N E OF 81W. .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 80W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE THROUGH THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W TUE AND WED...AND TO 6 TO 8 FT THU. N OF 19N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 80W E TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ084-142130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 81WW NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF LINE FROM 15N82W TO 10N76W. .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 WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. .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. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-142130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. .MON...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 15N BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 15N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF 68W S OF 13N NE T E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 180 NM E OF WAVE N OF 14N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 14N W OF 70W 20 TO 25 KT EARLY THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 14N W OF 70W 6 TO 9 FT EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ087-142130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 16N TO 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N...AND NE PORTION. .TONIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PORTION LATE. .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. $$ AMZ088-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A 1016 MB HIGH CENTER NEAR 27N70W WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN NEAR 28.2N 63.2W 1010 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVES WNW AT 06 KT. THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY INTO A TROPICAL STORM EARLY THIS EVENING NEAR 29.6N 63.7W...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 31.8N 63.8W MON MORNING BEFORE LIFTING TO WELL N OF 31N. A TROUGH ALONG 66W S OF 26N WILL TRACK WESTWARD REACHING THE FAR SE BAHAMAS TONIGHT...THEN MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE SE AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS THROUGH TUE BEFORE REACHING THE NW BAHAMAS AND FLORIDA WED AND INTO THU. A LOW PRES SYSTEM SHOULD PASS JUST TO THE NE OF THE AREA MON NIGHT...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATE WED. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 29N WED THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ080-142130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 14 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 67W NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT E OF 67W 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF 77W 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 73W...AND FAR NW PORTION. .TONIGHT...NW OF LINE FROM 31N66W TO 27N75W TO 25N80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 29N E OF 66W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. 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 S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT ...EXCEPT E OF 67W 10 TO 15 KT AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR 65W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 67W MON NIGHT. 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 S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...AND 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. 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 S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 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 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 S OF 23N E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST S OF 23N. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W NE TO E. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT E OF 76W 2 TO 4 FT. 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 S OF 23N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...HIGHEST S OF 23N AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT E OF 76W 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE