000 FZNT23 KNHC 230311 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 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. AMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE CENTERED AT 19.9N 69.2W 980 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING W NW OR 295 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO MOVE JUST N OF HISPANIOLA...PASSING N OF THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE AND TUE NIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER THE N CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-230930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART. .TUE...W OF 81W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 81W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 18N E OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 82W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. BETWEEN 82W AND 78W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 78W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART. .THU...W OF 82W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 82W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-230930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 12N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N SW TO W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 13N E OF 81W SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 11N W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 11N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-230930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 68W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT NEAR MONA PASSAGE...6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. N OF 16N E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 16N W OF 67W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N E OF 67W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS IN BANDS N OF 17N E OF 70W. .TUE...N OF 16N W OF 67W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 72W S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 15N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 72W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 17N W OF 65W. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 72W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 67W SE TO WINDS 15 TO KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N W OF 67W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 67W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 17N W OF 70W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 18N W OF 70W. .THU...N OF 17N W OF 72W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-230930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 61W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 17N W OF 63W. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE CENTERED AT 19.9N 69.2W 980 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING W NW OR 295 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT NEAR 20.4N 70.6W AT 8 AM TUE...INTENSIFY TO 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT NEAR 21.1N 72.4W AT 8 PM TUE...INTENSIFY TO 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT NEAR 22.2N 74.2W AT 8 AM WED...MOVE TO NEAR 23.5N75.6W AT 8 PM WED...INTENSIFY TO 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT NEAR 26.5N78.0W AT 8 PM THU...AND NEAR 30.0N79.0W AT 8 PM FRI...N OF AREA INLAND NEAR 33.5N78.5W AT 8 PM SAT. $$ AMZ080-230930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 24N E OF 76W... .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 CONDITIONS S OF 23N E OF 73W WITH HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT INCREASING TO 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT WITHIN 35 NM N AND 15 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF IRENE. HIGHEST SEAS 25 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER AREA S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS S OF 25N E OF 75W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT INCREASING TO 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT WITHIN 45 NM N AND 25 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS 30 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 25 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT E OF 75W. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 360 NM OF IRENE. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 21N W OF 73W TROPICAL STORM FORCE AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS. HIGHEST WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT WED INCREASING TO 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT THU AND FRI. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER W OF 70W WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 360 NM OF IRENE. .SAT...N OF 25N W OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 24 FT. N OF 25N E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AL