000 FZNT23 KNHC 210312 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS... TROPICAL STORM HARVEY IS CENTERED INLAND AT 17.4N 90.2W AT 11 PM EDT. WINDS OVER THE FORECAST WATERS IN THE NW CARIBBEAN HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS CENTERED NEAR 15.3N 59.9W AT 0300 UTC WAS MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 19 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 16.1N 62.7W SUN MORNING...NEAR 16.6N 65.9W SUN EVENING...17.2N 68.4W MON MORNING...NEAR 18.0N 70.7W MON EVENING...THEN TO NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE NEAR 19.5N 75.0W TUE EVENING. $$ AMZ082-210930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 17N E OF 80W TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED... .TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS DECREASING E TO W THROUGH THE NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 81W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...E OF 78W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .THU...N OF 17N E OF 84W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 17N E OF 84W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 84W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N. $$ AMZ084-210930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 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...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM SW QUADRANT OF IRENE. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 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. $$ AMZ086-210930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 15N E OF 70W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 16N BETWEEN 65W AND 71W E OF 71W MON MORNING THROUGH TUE... .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 105 NM NE...75 NM NW...AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLE 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 120 NM NE...90 NM SE...60 NM SW...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER OF IRENE. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT...INCREASING TO 75 KT GUSTS 90 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. $$ AMZ087-210930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 15N TO 18N W OF 57W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 105 NM NE AND 45 NM NW QUADRANTS 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 13 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. $$ AMZ088-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH MON. TROPICAL STORM IRENE CENTERED NEAR 15.3N 59.9W AT 0300 UTC MOVING WNW OR 280 DEG 19 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH WINDWARD PASSAGE NEAR 19.0N 75.0W TUE EVENING...OVER CUBA NEAR 21.5N 78.0W WED EVENING AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA NEAR 24.5N 80.5W THU EVENING. $$ AMZ080-210930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 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 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT...INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS 70 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