000 FZNT23 KNHC 241532 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE OVER SE BAHAMAS NEAR 22.4N 73.9W 956 MB AT 1500 UTC MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 100 GUSTS 120 KT. IRENE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE NW AWAY FROM CARIBBEAN.BUT ITS LARGE CYCLONIC CIRCULATION BRINGS LIGHT NW WIND OVER WRN HALF OF BASIN AND MODERATE TO FRESH SE BREEZE OVER EASTERN HALF. HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS SW ACROSS E CARIBBEAN LATE SUN BRING A RETURN OF E TRADE WINDS E OF 75W. $$ AMZ082-242130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO N WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NW 20 IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 76W. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-242130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 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. $$ AMZ086-242130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 17N W OF 67W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N W OF 70W SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 17N E OF 68W AND IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-242130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SAT AND SUN. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE AT 22.4N 73.9W 956 MB AT 1500 UTC MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 100 GUSTS 120 KT. IRENE FORECAST INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO 25.1N 76.1W THU ...29.3N 77.2 EARLY FRI...BEFORE MOVING N OF AREA SAT. $$ AMZ080-242130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING W OF 69W... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS SPREADING NW AND N WITH HIGHEST WINDS TO 100 GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 37 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 29N W OF 67W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. N OF 29N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 300 NM OF N AND 150 NM S OF IRENE. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 21N W OF 71W TROPICAL STORM FORCE AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS SPREADING NW WITH HIGHEST WINDS 115 GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WIND WITHIN 210 N SEMICIRCLE AND 180 S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS TO 42 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 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 71W DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS TO 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N E OF 75W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES