000 FZNT23 KNHC 152100 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 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. AMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON AUG 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING ALONG 59W FROM 12N TO 18N IS MOVING W AT 15 TO 20 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND ACROSS THE WINDWARD ISLANDS THROUGH 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...REACH THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE BASIN WED INTO THU...AND THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN FRI INTO SAT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE NEAR THE TSTMS ASSOCIATED WITH WAVE. TRADES HAVE DIMINISHED SOME OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND WILL INCREASE AGAIN BEHIND THE TROPICAL WAVE WED THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-160330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON AUG 15 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 82W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 84W. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ084-160330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON AUG 15 2011 .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 THROUGH 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 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 13N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-160330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON AUG 15 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 14N E OF 65W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE SHARPLY HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS E OF 63W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF TROPICAL WAVE SHIFTING TO E TO SE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS E OF 65W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 15N W OF 70W 20 TO 25 KT EARLY THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 15N W OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-160330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON AUG 15 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE 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 LATE TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N W OF 58W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...NE TO 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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN 10N AND 18N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...FROM 11N TO 20 KT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 20N E WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON AUG 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT JUST OFFSHORE THE U.S. SE COAST WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION TONIGHT THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD ALONG 28N THROUGH FRI. A TROUGH FROM 24N71W TO SE BAHAMAS TO EASTERN CUBA WILL TRACK WNW ACROSS THE SE AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS THROUGH TUE NIGHT...THEN REACH THE NW BAHAMAS WED BEFORE DISSIPATING. $$ AMZ080-160330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON AUG 15 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 75W SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF LINE 27N70W TO 24N76W TO 23N80W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF LINE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS AHEAD OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH...AND NW OF LINE FROM 31N70W TO S FLORIDA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 30N BETWEEN 70W AND 73W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...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 AND WED NIGHT...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 E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 FT BECOMING SE TO S WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 23N. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT E OF 78W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT AND NEAR TROUGH. .THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 78W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF 78W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W 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 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER W PORTION. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR