000 FZNT23 KNHC 280929 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 SUN AUG 28 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. AMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 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. $$ AMZ082-281530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT LEE OF CUBA. S OF 18N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE TUE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 20N W OF 80W LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 80W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TUE. .THU...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-281530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 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. $$ AMZ086-281530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 .TODAY...S OF 16N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... EXCEPT SW PORTION 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-281530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 14N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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 N OF 18N DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...LINGERING LARGE SWELLS OVER THE N CENTRAL AND NE PORTIONS LEFT BEHIND FROM HURRICANE IRENE WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH SUN NIGHT. LOW PRES NEAR 30N65W 1010 MB IS MOVING NW AT 08 KT. THE LOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF INTENSIFYING INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE TODAY BEFORE IT EXITS THE AREA TODAY. CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL EXTEND FROM 27N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT...LIFT N AND EXTEND FROM 28N65W TO THE NW BAHAMAS BY TUE...AND BEGIN TO RETREAT EASTWARD LATE TUE THROUGH THU AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW PORTION MON NIGHT AND SLOWLY MOVES E WHILE WEAKENING FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY THU. $$ AMZ080-281530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN AFTERNOON AND TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. N OF 29N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 67W SE TO S 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL... EXCEPT E OF 67W 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM SW QUADRANT OF LOW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W SW WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 73W 1 TO 3 FT W OF 73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.. .WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT 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 WEAKENING FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF WEAKENING FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 73W 1 TO 3 FT W OF 73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE