000 FZNT23 KNHC 260928 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 FRI AUG 26 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. AMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL GENERALLY PREVAIL THROUGHOUT THE AREA THROUGH EARLY SUN. CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SOME TO THE W SUN THROUGH TUE ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND OVER MUCH OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC. $$ AMZ082-261530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 18N BETWEEN 86W SE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 18N... AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 18N...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE COAST HONDURAS E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 18N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 18N. .SUN...N OF 18N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 80W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 78W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 80W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S OF 19N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N ...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-261530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N W OF 80W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...N OF 12N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 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. $$ AMZ086-261530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT..EXCEPT S OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 72W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 72W AND 4 TO 6 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 T O 4 FT. .TUE...E OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 67W E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-261530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 14N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... SHIFTING TO NE TO E SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 17N W OF 61W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 10N E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 16N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE AT 29.3N 77.2W 942 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING N AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS TO 115 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY SOME AS IT REACHES TO NEAR 30.9N 77.2W BY THIS AFTERNOON...TO N OF AREA NEAR 33.1N 76.9W LATE TONIGHT...AND TO 35.3N 76.1W BY SAT AFTERNOON. LARGE E TO SE SWELL WILL PROPAGATE WELL AWAY FROM IRENE THROUGH LATE SUN AND INTO EARLY MON. CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD WESTWARD IN THE WAKE OF IRENE. $$ AMZ080-261530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 26N BETWEEN 72W AND 81W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N BETWEEN 72W AND 81W HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 250 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE QUADRANT...130 NM SW QUADRANT AND 175 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT INCREASING TO 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM E SEMICIRCLE ...180 NM SW QUADRANT AND 270 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 43 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 67W 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SE TO S SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 300 E AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF IRENE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 29N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT EXCEPT W OF 75W W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT EARLY...WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT W OF 75W SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 25 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 77W 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT... EXCEPT W OF 77W SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. N OF 25N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY 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 W OF BAHAMAS 2 FT. 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 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 NEAR HISPANIOLA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE