000 FZNT23 KNHC 300908 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 TUE AUG 30 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. AMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 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. RECENTLY UPGRADED TROPICAL STORM KATIA IN THE FAR E ATLC IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE BY LATE WED...APPROACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY FRI...THEN TRACK NW ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THOSE WATERS SAT. $$ AMZ082-301530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 18N W OF 83W SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 18N W OF 83W 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF 83W E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF 83W 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU AND FRI...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF 83W 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-301530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...AND 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. N OF 12N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 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 BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 81W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 81W. .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 NE 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 4 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. $$ AMZ086-301530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 2011 .TODAY...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THIS AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 71W. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 73W. .THU AND FRI...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI. .SAT...W OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST S OF 15N. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-301530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 2011 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 16N E OF 60W LATE FRI AND SAT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .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...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED N OF 16N E OF 56W EARLY...BECOMING HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 16N E OF 58W BY LATE FRI. N OF 15N E OF 58W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 33 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 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 SQUALLS AND TSTMS NE PART.. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 17N E OF 60W WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N 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. FROM 13N TO 15N E OF 57W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 11N E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT FROM 13N TO 15N W OF 57W BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 16N E OF 60W. $$ AMZ088-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM 26N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL LIFT N THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND RETREAT EASTWARD WED AND THU AS A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE N WATERS. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD REACHING THE EASTERN PORTION BY LATE SAT. A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL SETTLE ACROSS THE AREA THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-301530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 79W 2 TO 3 FT. 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 W OF 73W 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 72W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N E OF 72W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 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 FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 73W 2 TO 4 FT W OF 73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 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 IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS 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 AGUIRRE