000 FZNT23 KNHC 151435 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 MON AUG 15 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. AMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES WILL WEAKEN TODAY AND TONIGHT ALLOWING TRADES TO DIMINISH SOME OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. A TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING FROM 16N58W TO 10N56W IS MOVING W AT 17 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND ACROSS THE WINDWARD ISLANDS THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT... THEN SLOW DOWN AS IT ENTERS THE FAR EASTERN CARIBBEAN LATER TONIGHT INTO TUE. IT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN DURING TUE...AND REACH THE CENTRAL PORTION OF SEA WED BEFORE IT TURNS MORE TO THE WNW AS IT PASSES THROUGH WESTERN CARIBBEAN THRU AND FRI. CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S AND STRENGTHEN SOME ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC AND NE CARIBBEAN BEHIND THE WAVE WED THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-152130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 15 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 82W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 84W. .WED AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ084-152130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 15 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT AND TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT ...MAINLY NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .FRI...N OF 13N E OF 80W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 13N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 11N TO 13N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-152130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 15 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT N OF 14N E OF 65W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE SHARPLY HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS E OF 63W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF TROPICAL WAVE SHIFTING TO E TO SE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS E OF 65W. .WED...N OF 15N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 15N W OF 70W 20 TO 25 KT EARLY THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 15N W OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .FRI...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-152130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 15 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...EXCEPT E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS FROM 12N TO 18N...SHIFTING TO W OF 58W TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N W OF 58W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 18N. .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 17N. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FROM 11N TO 14N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT JUST OFFSHORE THE U.S. SE COAST WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION TONIGHT THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD ALONG 28N THROUGH FRI. A TROUGH FROM 24N69W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL TRACK WNW ACROSS THE SE AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS THROUGH TUE NIGHT...THEN REACH THE NW BAHAMAS WED BEFORE DISSIPATING. $$ AMZ080-152130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 15 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N E OF 74W SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 74W S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT W OF 74W 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM W OF TROUGH...AND NW OF LINE FROM 31N70W TO S FLORIDA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 30N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING TO S TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TUE NIGHT...AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 75W...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E 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 OVER FAR NW PORTION 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 NW HALF. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER W PORTION. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE