000 FZNT23 KNHC 212109 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 SUN AUG 21 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. AMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM IRENE CENTERED AT 17.7N 64.4W AT 5 PM EDT MOVING W NW OR 285 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR 18.2N 66.6W AT 2 AM MON...INLAND NEAR 18.9N 69.3W AT 2 PM MON...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR 19.6N 71.5W AT 2 AM TUE...THEN MOVE THROUGH WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-220330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE INTO EARLY WED... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. .MON...E OF 76W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E OF 77W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E OF 79W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF IRENE. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT NEAR CENTER OF IRENE. W OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 18N E OF 80W. .THU...N OF 19N E OF 83W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 19N. .FRI...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-220330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N E OF 81W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 13N E OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 13N E OF 81W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-220330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 16N E OF 72W... .TONIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 70W NE WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 130 NM NE AND 80 NM NW QUADRANTS...AND WITHIN 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF IRENE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT...INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF CENTER AND WITHIN 60 NM S OF CENTER WITH HIGHEST SEAS 21 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 15N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N AT 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 180 NM OF IRENE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS N OF 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W. HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 15N W OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 18N W OF 72W. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 65W S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 15N W OF 65W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 15N. .WED...N OF 15N W OF 70W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 70W. .THU...N OF 17N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-220330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 17N W OF 62W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE AND WITHIN 80 NM NW QUADRANTS...AND WITHIN 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUST 55 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT GUST 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM NE AND WITHIN 45 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 21 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS N OF 16N W OF 57W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 MON. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE PERIOD. TROPICAL STORM IRENE CENTERED AT 17.7N 64.4W AT 5 PM EDT MOVING W NW OR 285 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR 18.2N 66.6W AT 2 AM MON...INLAND NEAR 18.9N 69.3W AT 2 PM MON...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR 19.6N 71.5W AT 2 AM TUE...THEN MOVE THROUGH WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE...MOVE ALONG CUBAN COAST NEAR 22.7N 76.7W AT 2 PM WED...THEN STRENGTHEN TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE NEAR 25.5N79.5W THU...AND CONTINUING NW TOWARD SOUTHERN FLORIDA FRI. $$ AMZ080-220330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 22N E OF 73W... ...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N W OF 76W WED THROUGH FRI... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 24N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE S OF 21N E OF 68W TONIGHT WITH HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING 12 TO 21 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 SE WATERS. .MON THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 140 NM N OF CENTER OF IRENE. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. AREA OF SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER SHIFTING W ACROSS OPEN WATERS WITH HIGHEST SEAS OF 25 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 360 NM OF IRENE. $$ FORECASTER AL