000 FZNT23 KNHC 261506 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 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. AMZ089-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL GENERALLY PREVAIL THROUGHOUT THE AREA THROUGH EARLY SUN. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES WILL GRADUALLY BUILD W IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE IRENE SUN THROUGH TUE...HELPING TO BRING AN INCREASE IN TRADE OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-262130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 18N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 18N...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE COAST HONDURAS E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 18N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 18N. .SUN...N OF 18N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 80W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 78W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 80W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S OF 19N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N ...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-262130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ086-262130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT..EXCEPT S OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 T O 4 FT. .TUE...E OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 67W E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-262130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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. $$ AMZ088-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE AT 30.7N 77.3W 946 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING N OR 360 DEGREES AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS TO 110 KT. IRENE IS FORECAST TO MOVE N OF THE AREA NEAR 32.2N 77.1W TONIGHT. LARGE E TO SE SWELL WILL PROPAGATE WELL AWAY FROM IRENE THROUGH LATE SUN AND INTO EARLY MON. CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD WESTWARD IN THE WAKE OF IRENE. $$ AMZ080-262130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 27N BETWEEN 72W AND 81W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N BETWEEN 72W AND 81W HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM SE QUADRANT AND 130 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT WITHIN 80 NM SE AND 50 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM SE AND 180 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 44 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 67W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N W OF 67W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 67W SE TO S 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 N OF 27N W OF 70W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT W OF 75W SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 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 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 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 2 TO 4 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 AL/AGUIRRE