000 FZNT23 KNHC 282034 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL BUILD JUST N OF THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH WED INCREASING TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL AND E CARIBBEAN. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT NE AWAY FROM THE REGION THU AND FRI ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH. $$ AMZ082-290330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 84W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 80W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W TUE NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-290330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 78W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE MON NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 80W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL TUE NIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL TUE NIGHT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. .THU...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 12N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-290330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 66W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. E OF 66W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 16N W OF 70W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT S OF 16N W OF 70W TUE NIGHT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF 16N W OF 70W. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 71W FRI. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI. $$ AMZ087-290330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL NE PORTION LATE. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. 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 AND FRI...N OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...LINGERING WINDS AND SEAS GENERATED BY IRENE AND SMALL TROPICAL STORM JOSE...NOW N OF THE AREA...WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND SUBSIDE TONIGHT AND MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN FROM THE E IN THE WAKE OF JOSE...THEN WILL WEAKEN AND RETREAT BACK TO THE E WED AND THU AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW PORTION. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY SHIFT E ACROSS THE N WATERS WED THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ080-290330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N W OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N E OF 72W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE NIGHT. 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 BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION TUE NIGHT. .WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 24N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY