000 FZNT23 KNHC 180902 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 THU AUG 18 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. AMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 79W WILL DEVELOP INTO A LOW PRES SYSTEM...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...AS IT MOVES TO 16N82W EARLY FRI MORNING AND THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 38W WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE SAT NIGHT...PASS W OF THE LESSER ANTILLES SUN AND APPROACH 70W MON. $$ AMZ082-181530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2011 .TODAY...S OF 19N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 17N W OF 79W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 19N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW. .FRI...WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E OF SE BEHIND LOW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE BEHIND LOW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW. .SAT...W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-181530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2011 .TODAY...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE BEHIND WAVE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM BEHIND WAVE N OF 14N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WITHIN 90 NM BEHIND WAVE. S OF 13N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N W OF 80W NW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 NW PORTION FRI. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-181530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2011 .TODAY...E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 15N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N W OF 67W. .TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 70W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 68W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 68W. .SUN...N OF 15N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND WAVE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .MON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND WAVE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 65W. $$ AMZ087-181530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2011 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 12N TO 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TO S BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SUN...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .MON...N OF 15N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 70W. $$ AMZ088-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 30N THROUGH MON BUT GRADUALLY WEAKEN TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR SE WATERS LATE SUN INTO MON. $$ AMZ080-181530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2011 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW N OF 29N W OF 72W FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N E OF 70W SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 70W. .MON...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING E TO SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT E OF 70W AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 76W. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER