000 FZNT23 KNHC 250913 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 THU AUG 25 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. AMZ089-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE OVER CENTRAL BAHAMAS NEAR 24.6N 76.2W 950 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT. IRENE EXPECTED TO MOVE MORE N-NW INTO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS TODAY AND FURTHER AWAY FROM THE CARIBBEAN. WHILE IRENE IS NOT DIRECTLY IMPACTING THE CARIBBEAN...THERE IS BROAD LIGHT TO MODERATE CYCLONIC FLOW ACROSS THE BASIN. THIS WILL BECOME MORE SE TO S FLOW FRI AS IRENE MOVES FURTHER AWAY. HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS SW ACROSS E CARIBBEAN LATE SUN BRINGING A RETURN OF E-SE TRADE WINDS E OF 75W. $$ AMZ082-251530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ AMZ084-251530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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. .MON...S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 12N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-251530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. N OF 13N W OF 70W SE TO WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 68W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT S OF 14N W OF 68W. $$ AMZ087-251530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 .TODAY THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT SAT THEN RETURNING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN AND MON. SEAS 5 FT IN E TO NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE AT 24.6N 76.2W 950 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT. IRENE FORECAST TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES MORE N-NW INTO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS...REACHING NEAR 26.1N 77.1W 1800 UTC TODAY...NEAR 28.2N 77.7W BY 0600 UTC FRI...30.4N 77.5W BY 1800 UTC FRI...BEFORE MOVING N OF AREA FRI EVENING. LARGE SE SWELL TO RACE WELL AHEAD OF IRENE. MODERATE TO FRESH S TO SW FLOW TO GENERALLY PREVAIL THROUGH MON AFTER IRENE EXITS THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-251530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 20N W OF 71W... .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 71W TROPICAL STORM FORCE AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS SPREADING NW AND N WITH HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT INCREASING TONIGHT TO 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 270 E AND 240 W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 38 FT THIS MORNING BUILDING TO 42 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. E OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT FRI. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 300 NM OF IRENE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N W OF 71W EXITING THE AREA TO THE N EARLY...BECOMING SW WINDS 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. .MON...N OF 23N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NW SWELL...HIGHEST N. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN