000 FZNT23 KNHC 292038 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 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. AMZ089-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE WILL PREVAIL JUST N OF THE AREA THROUGH WED. THE RIDGE WILL THEN WEAKEN AND SHIFT NE THU AND FRI ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH. TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE IN THE FAR E ATLC IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE BY LATE WED...AND APPROACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY FRI THEN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SAT. $$ AMZ082-300330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT E OF 83W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 18N E OF 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF 85W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 85W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-300330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT WINDS W OF 80W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 80W IN NE SWELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 12N E OF 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL TUE NIGHT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT E OF 80W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 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 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .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 SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SAT. $$ AMZ086-300330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E WINDS E OF 70W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-300330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2011 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 15N E OF 60W SAT... .TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 12N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 12N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 19N AND S OF 12N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 15N E OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. N OF 15N W OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 15N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 58W LATE. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 15N E OF 60W WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. N OF 15N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 60W. $$ AMZ088-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL PREVAIL ALONG 26N THROUGH TUE NIGHT THEN WILL WEAKEN AND RETREAT EASTWARD WED AND THU AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE N WATERS. THE FRONT WILL VERY SLOWLY SHIFT E FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD WITH A WEAK PRES PATTERN IN PLACE FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. $$ AMZ080-300330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 1O TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT W OF 77W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 77W. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 76W AND N OF 26N E OF 72W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING N TO NE BEHIND FRONT AND S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NE PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY