000 FZNT23 KNHC 160907 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 TUE AUG 16 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. AMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 63W MOVING W AT 20 KT WILL CROSS 70W TONIGHT AND 80W LATE THU BEFORE SLOWING DOWN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN FRI...REACHING THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE SAT. $$ AMZ082-161530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 16N E OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT SHIFTING E TO SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT AND SHIFTING E TO SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SAT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ084-161530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 10N. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE BEHIND WAVE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND WAVE N OF 13N THU. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .FRI...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION EARLY. .SAT...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-161530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. S OF 15N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL WAVE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .THU...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 15. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-161530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N 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 N OF 15N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AND SHIFTING SE BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM 25N72W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL TRACK NW INTO CENTRAL BAHAMAS THROUGH WED BEFORE DISSIPATING. A STATIONARY FRONT OVER FAR NW WATERS WILL WEAKEN THROUGH WED AS IT IS FORCED NORTHWARD BY HIGH PRES BUILDING ALONG 28N. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN THU THROUGH SAT AS IT MIGRATES TO 30N. $$ AMZ080-161530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 30N BETWEEN 67W AND 73W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 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. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. 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 24N AND 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 24N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 24N. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 80W. SEAS 2 TO 4 EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N. 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 AND 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. 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 SCHAUER