000 FZNT23 KNHC 252128 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 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. AMZ089-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE EXITING NORTHERN BAHAMAS NEAR 27.0N 77.3W 950 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING N-NW OR 335 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT. WHILE IRENE IS NOT DIRECTLY IMPACTING THE CARIBBEAN...ITS LARGE LIGHT TO MODERATE CYCLONIC FLOW WILL COVER ENTIRE BASIN THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS SW INTO E CARIBBEAN LATE SUN BRINGING RETURN OF E-SE TRADE WINDS E OF 75W. $$ AMZ082-260330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 84W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W W TO NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS OCCURRING IN LINES E OF 82W. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 78W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT E OF 78W. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NE HALF. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT NE PART. $$ AMZ084-260330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT AND LOCALLY 15 KT OFF NICARAGUAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 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...N OF 12N WINDS BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-260330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 70W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 13N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 13N W OF 70W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SE 15 TO 20 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OCCURRING IN LINES. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 68W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 14N W OF 68W. .TUE...E OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 67W E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 14N. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-260330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT SAT THEN E 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 16N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE AT 27.0N 77.3W 950 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING N-NW OR 335 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT. IRENE FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE SLIGHTLY IN INTENSIFY NEXT 24 HOURS AS IT MOVES N-NW AWAY FROM NORTHERN BAHAMAS THIS EVENING...REACHING NEAR 28.7N 77.8W AROUND 0600 UTC FRI...NEAR 30.6N 77.8W AROUND 1800 UTC FRI...BEFORE MOVING N OF AREA FRI NIGHT. LARGE E TO SE SWELL WILL RACE WELL AHEAD AND W OF IRENE. HIGH PRES TO BUILD SW INTO REGION UNDERNEATH THE EXITING IRENE SUN THROUGH TUE...TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO FRESH S TO SW FLOW. $$ AMZ080-260330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 22.5N W OF 72W... .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 22.5N W OF 72W TROPICAL STORM FORCE AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS SPREADING NW AND N WITH HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT INCREASING FRI TO 105 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 250 E AND 160 W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 36 FT BUILDING TO 42 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN BUILDING NE TO N SWELL. N OF 22N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING S OF 27N TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI EVENING. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT BY FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 360 NM OF IRENE. .SAT AND ST NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N W OF 72W EXITING AREA 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 AND TUE...N OF 23N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE TUE. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY 15 TO 20 KT N OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING