000 FZNT23 KNHC 240929 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 WED AUG 24 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. AMZ089-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE JUST SW OF TURKS AND CAICOS NEAR 21.6N 72.9W 962 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. IRENE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NW ACROSS BAHAMAS TODAY THROUGH THU. WINDS OVER THE NE AND N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH AS IRENE MOVES N. HIGH PRES RIDGE TO BUILD SW ACROSS N CARIBBEAN SUN TO BRING A RETURN OF E TRADE WINDS E OF 75W. $$ AMZ082-241530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 78W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BETWEEN 78W AND 82W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 82W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 78W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-241530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-241530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011 .TODAY...N OF 15N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 73W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE...SHIFTING SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 70W AND IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-241530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE NEAR 21.6N 72.9W 962 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. IRENE FORECAST WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO 22.5N 74.1W BY 18 UTC WED...TO 24.1N 75.4W BY 06 UTC THU...25.8N 76.6W BY 18 UTC THU... 27.7N 77.0W BY 06 UTC FRI...AND 32.0N 76.8W BY 06 UTC SAT...BEFORE MOVING ON TOWARD THE CAROLINA COAST THROUGH LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-241530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING W OF 69W... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS SPREADING NW AND N WITH HIGHEST WINDS TO 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 36 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 29N W OF 67W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 420 NM OF IRENE. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 22N W OF 70W TROPICAL STORM FORCE AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS SHIFTING NW AND N WITH HIGHEST WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WITHIN 190 N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS TO 42 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. E OF 68W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 360 NM OF IRENE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N W OF 75W...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N E OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN