000 FZNT23 KNHC 270303 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL PREVAIL THROUGH SUN. A RIDGE WILL BUILD WESTWARD JUST N OF THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE IRENE MON THROUGH WED...INCREASING TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL AND E CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-270930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W SAT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W SUN NIGHT. .MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TUE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-270930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS W OF 80W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE W OF 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 12N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 12N SUN NIGHT. .MON...N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL LATE TUE. N OF 11N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-270930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-270930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 14N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 16N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IRENE NOW CENTERED N OF THE AREA NEAR 32.6N 76.9W 951 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING N NE OR 020 DEGREES AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS HAVE SHIFTED N OF THE AREA AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL SHIFT N OF THE AREA BY SUNRISE SAT. EXTREMELY LARGE MIXED SWELL WILL PROPAGATE WELL AWAY FROM IRENE GRADUALLY DECAYING THROUGH SUN NIGHT. CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD WESTWARD IN THE WAKE OF IRENE MON THROUGH WED. A WEAK TROUGH MAY FORM OVER THE GULF STREAM TUE SHIFTING E THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ080-270930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 29N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W... .TONIGHT...N OF 29N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT EXCEPT W TO NW 30 TO 45 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 14 TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 26N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST CENTRAL PORTION. FROM 23N TO 26N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 23N E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 73W. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 29N W OF 72W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 20 KT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 11 FT LATE SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 28N SAT NIGHT. S OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 30N SAT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL E OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT...AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 74W MON. .WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY