000 FZNT23 KNHC 280231 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 SAT AUG 27 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. AMZ089-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL PREVAIL THROUGH SUN. A RIDGE WILL BUILD WESTWARD JUST N OF THE AREA MON THROUGH WED INCREASING TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL AND E CARIBBEAN...THEN TRADES WILL WEAKEN THU AS THE RIDGE BEGINS TO RETREAT BACK TO THE NE. $$ AMZ082-280930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT LEE OF CUBA. S OF 18N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE TUE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 20N W OF 80W LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W LATE TUE. .THU...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-280930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 78W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N W OF 78W. .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 AND MON NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 5 TO 8 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 BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL LATE TUE. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-280930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N MON NIGHT. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-280930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 10N TO 14N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 15N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS...LINGERING LARGE SWELLS GENERATED FROM DISTANT HURRICANE IRENE WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH SUN NIGHT. CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD WESTWARD IN THE WAKE OF IRENE. HIGH PRES WILL THEN SLOWLY RETREAT AS A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES INTO THE NW PORTION MON NIGHT SLOWLY SHIFTING E AND EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY THU. $$ AMZ080-280930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N BETWEEN 69W AND 77W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. N OF 29N W OF 77W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 29N E OF 69W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 29N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS E OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 29N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 76W. N OF 27N E OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 73W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 76W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .THU...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY