000 FZNT23 KNHC 202318 AAA OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...AMENDED TO INCLUDE T.S. IRENE INFO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 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. AMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS... TROPICAL STORM HARVEY IS CENTERED JUST INLAND AT 17.2N 88.8W 998 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING W OR 285 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. HARVEY WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION SUN MORNING. TROPICAL STORM IRENE 14.9N 58.5W AT 2300 UTC MOVING W OR 280 DEG 19 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH TROPICAL N ATLC TO NEAR 15.4N 61.1W TONIGHT...16.1N 64.4W SUN AND NE CARIBBEAN NEAR 16.7N 67.0W SUN NIGHT AND 17.5N 69.6W MON...THEN TO NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE NEAR 19.0N 74.0W TUE. $$ AMZ082-210330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 18N W OF 87W... .TONIGHT...OVER WATER WITHIN 30 NM NE AND 15 NM SE QUADRANTS OF HARVEY WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 30 NM SE QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER AREA S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF HARVEY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 81W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...E OF 78W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .THU...N OF 17N E OF 84W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 17N E OF 84W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 84W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N. $$ AMZ084-210330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 13N E OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 12N E OF 81W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-210330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 16N E OF 66W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 16N E OF 71W SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 15N E OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E OF 67W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 16N E OF 66W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER OF IRENE. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT...INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. S OF 15N W OF 70W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 15N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF IRENE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER OF IRENE. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT. N OF 15N W OF 72W NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N W OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E OF 72W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER OF IRENE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 65W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 15N W OF 65W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 15N. .WED...N OF 15N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 70W. .THU...N OF 15N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-210330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...AMENDED 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 14N TO 17N... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 105 NM OF CENTER OF IRENE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT...INCREASING TO 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF IRENE AND ELSEWHERE N OF 13N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. S OF 15N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 15N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 58W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 60W. .TUE...N OF 18N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH MON. TROPICAL STORM IRENE 14.9N 58.5W AT 2300 UTC MOVING W OR 280 DEG 19 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH WINDWARD PASSAGE NEAR 19.0N 74.0W TUE...OVER CUBA NEAR 21.5N 77.0W WED AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA NEAR 24.0N 79.5W THU. $$ AMZ080-210330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N W OF 72W TUE THROUGH THU... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW OF LINE 26N80W TO 31N67W. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 23N E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS MOVING INTO EXTREME SE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 24N E OF 69W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 70W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 24N E OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 72W. .TUE THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER OF IRENE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT...INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT....BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT WED AND THU. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 75W. $$ FORECASTER AL/COBB