000 FZNT23 KNHC 232135 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 TUE AUG 23 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. AMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE JUST S OF TURKS AND CAICOS NEAR 20.9N 71.5W 976 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING W-NW AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 GUSTS 100 KT. IRENE EXPECTED TO MOVE NW ACROSS BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND WED AND AWAY FROM CARIBBEAN...WITH STRONG WINDS THROUGH MONA PASSAGE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISH ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE THU. EXPANDING CIRCULATION OF IRENE WILL PRODUCE LIGHT TO MODERATE N TO NE BREEZE W OF 75W THROUGH WED WHILE EASTERN CARIBBEAN REMAINS UNDER MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS. HIGH PRES RIDGE TO BUILD SW ACROSS N CARIBBEAN SUN TO BRING A RETURN OF E TRADE WINDS E OF 75W. $$ AMZ082-240330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 23 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS E OF 77W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. BETWEEN 82W AND 77W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT GRADUALLY SHIFTING W TO NW BY EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 77W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE BECOMING S TO SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS NE PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 80W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS E OF 78W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-240330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 23 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 12N W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW TO W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 11N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 12N W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...W OF 80W VARIABLE MAINLY S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-240330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 23 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 73W W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N W OF 73W W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT MONA PASSAGE EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT MONA PASSAGE. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 18N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-240330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 23 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE AT 20.9N 71.5W 976 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING W-NW AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. IRENE FORECAST TO REACH NEAR 21.5N 72.7W AROUND 06 UTC TONIGHT THEN INTENSIFY TO 95 KT GUSTS TO 115 KT NEAR 22.7N 74.2W BY 18 UTC WED...THEN STRENGTHEN TO 105 KT GUSTS TO 130 KT NEAR 24.2N 75.5W THU MORNING AROUND 06 UTC...THEN TO 110 KT GUSTS TO 135 KT NEAR 26.1N 76.7W THU AROUND 18 UTC THEN EXITING AREA TO THE N LATE FRI OR EARLY SAT. $$ AMZ080-240330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 23 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS SPREADING N AND NW WITH HIGHEST WINDS 95 GUSTS 115 KT WITHIN 40 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 35 FT BUILDING TO 40 FT LATE WED. ELSEWHERE S OF 29N WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE WED. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 420 NM OF IRENE. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 22N W OF 70W TROPICAL STORM FORCE AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS SHIFTING NW AND N. HIGHEST WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER W OF 70W WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 40 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 360 NM OF IRENE. .SAT...N OF 28N WINDS TO 33 KT...DIMINISH TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS TO 24 FT SUBSIDE TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 28N SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...W OF 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 10 TO 11 FT FAR NE. E OF 70W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING