000 FZNT23 KNHC 290856 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 MON AUG 29 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. AMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD WESTWARD JUST N OF THE AREA THROUGH WED INCREASING TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL AND E CARIBBEAN. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT NE THU AND FRI ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH. NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE IN THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE BY LATE WED...AND TRACK TO WITHIN 180 NM NE OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY LATE FRI. $$ AMZ082-291530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 29 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 80W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W TUE NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-291530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 29 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N 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 6 FT 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. $$ AMZ086-291530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 29 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 71W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 71W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 15N W OF 70W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT....EXCEPT S OF 16N W OF 70W BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 71W. .WED...W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 16N W OF 70W 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 71W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI. $$ AMZ087-291530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 29 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N AND S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N. .TUE AND 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...N OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 18N W OF 58W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 58W WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...LINGERING SWELLS OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION E OF 77W WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TODAY. A RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM 27N65W TO THE NW BAHAMAS THROUGH TUE NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND RETREAT EASTWARD WED AND THU AS A WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS INTO THE NW PORTION. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY E ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WED THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ080-291530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 29 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 1O TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 77W 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF 72W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 72W. .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 S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION TUE NIGHT. .WED...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FROM 24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE MAINLY S TO SW 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 W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. 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 AGUIRRE