000 FZNT23 KNHC 220930 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 MON AUG 22 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. AMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE CENTERED ALONG THE N COAST OF PUERTO RICO AT 18.4N 66.5W AT 5 AM EDT MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO MOVE N OF THE MONA PASSAGE TODAY THEN ALONG THE N COAST OF HISPANIOLA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW...AND N OF THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE TUE. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER THE N CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-221530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 22 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 18N E OF 78W TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 18N E OF 80W TONIGHT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 19N E OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 19N E OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 18N E OF 80W. .THU...N OF 19N E OF 83W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 19N. .FRI...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-221530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 22 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ086-221530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 17N BETWEEN 66W AND 70W... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 19N E OF 75W NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 19N E OF 75W NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 17N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W NE WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF IRENE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 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 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. .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS N OF 17N BETWEEN 66W AND 70W...DECREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT TONIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT...DIMINISH TO 15 FT MON NIGHT. 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...N OF 19N E OF 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH WITHING 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF IRENE WITH HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 72W S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 15N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 72W 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. $$ AMZ087-221530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 22 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ088-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE PERIOD. HURRICANE IRENE CENTERED NEAR 18.4N 66.4W AT 5 AM EDT MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 18.4N 66.4W ALONG THE N COAST OF HISPANIOLA AT 2 PM MON...NEAR 19.7N 705W AT 2 AM TUE MORNING...NEAR 20.4N 72.4W AT 2 PM TUE AFTERNOON...NEAR 21.3N 74.1W AT 2 AM WED MORNING...THEN 24.0N 77.1W BY 2 AM THU MORNING...BEFORE MOVING ON TOWARD THE COAST OF FLORIDA THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ080-221530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 23N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W... ...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 71W TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI... .TODAY AND 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. TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS S OF 23N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W WITH HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT WITHIN 15 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF IRENE. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 75W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N BETWEEN 69W AND 77W TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. AREA OF 12 FT SEAS OR GREATER SHIFTING W ACROSS OPEN WATERS WITH HIGHEST SEAS OF 22 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS...4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 360 NM OF IRENE. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 74W TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 165 NM N OF CENTER OF IRENE. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT WED INCREASING TO 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT FRI. AREA OF SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER SHIFTING W ACROSS OPEN WATERS WITH HIGHEST SEAS OF 25 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 74W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 360 NM OF IRENE. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN