000 FZNT23 KNHC 010903 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 THU SEP 01 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. AMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE NE OF AREA WEAKEN AND SHIFT E THROUGH FRI NIGHT ALLOWING TRADES TO DIMINISH. HURRICANE KATIA E OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS IT REACHES TO NEAR 18.6N 54.1W LATE FRI NIGHT...TO 20.5N 57.0W LATE SAT NIGHT...TO 22.ON 60.0W LATE SUN NIGHT AND TO JUST NW OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC NEAR 23.5N 63.0W BY LATE MON NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-011530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 01 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 19N E OF 83W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 19N E OF 83W 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 83W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 19N E OF 83W E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST S OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 85W. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-011530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 01 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 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 TONIGHT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 66W BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT SAT AND SUN...AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT FAR NE PORTION MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT AND SUN. S OF 12N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-011530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU SEP 01 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 69W AND S OF 15N E OF 69W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... SHIFTING NE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER NE PART SHIFTING TO SW TO W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT NE PART MON. $$ AMZ087-011530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 01 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 17N E OF 61W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 17N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 57W WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT...THEN INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND TO 50 TO 65 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL... ...BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY FRI...THEN SHIFTING TO N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 15N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 13N TO 15N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL FRI NIGHT. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS NE PART.. .SAT AND SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 17N E OF 61W WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE SAT. FROM 13N TO 15N E OF 57W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT FROM 12N TO 15N W OF 57W BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 14N. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 18N EARLY....DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 20 TO 33 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 14N TO 18N S TO SW 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 14N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N PART. $$ AMZ088-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU SEP 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE SE PORTION WILL RETREAT E THROUGH FRI AS A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES ACROSS N WATERS. HIGH PRES WILL REBUILD BEHIND THE TROUGH THROUGH EARLY SUN. HURRICANE KATIA E OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC IS FORECAST TO TRACK NW TO NEAR 24N63W BY LATE MON NIGHT. KATIA WILL BE PRECEDED BY INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS IN VERY LARGE NE SWELLS OVER MUCH OF THE FAR EASTERN PORTION ON MON. $$ AMZ080-011530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU SEP 01 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 74W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 28N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W WINDS W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...E OF 70W WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE