000 FZNT23 KNHC 011614 CCA OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...CORRECTED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 01 2011 CORRECTED HURRICANE KATIA POSITION .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 15.5N 47.5W WILL GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO 16.1N 49.5W THIS EVENING...TO 17.0N 51.7W FRI MORNING...TO 18.0N 53.4W LATE FRI...TO THE NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS NEAR 19.0N 55.0W BY EARLY SAT...TO 20.8N 58.0W BY LATE SAT...AND TO 22.3N 61.0W BY LATE SUN. HIGH PRES OVER THE CAROLINAS WILL WEAKEN AS KATIA MOVES THROUGH THE ATLC...ALLOWING TRADE WINDS TO DIMINISH OVER THE CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-012130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-012130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .SUN AND MON...N OF 12N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-012130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-012130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 01 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 17N E OF 61W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 57W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N E OF 57W. .FRI...N OF 17N E OF 61W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 12N E OF 60W AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 12N W OF 60W. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 12N E OF 60W. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN 160 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT INCREASING TO 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT BY LATE SUN. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 60W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING SW TO W SUN. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 15N W OF 60W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SUN. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT SUN. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 12N E OF 60W. .MON...N OF 18N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 15N TO 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM THE CAROLINAS TO BERMUDA IN THE WAKE OF A WEAKENING TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS. THE HIGH PRES WILL WEAKEN SUN INTO MON...AHEAD OF THE APPROACH OF HURRICANE KATIA. WHILE KATIA WILL REMAIN E OF 65W THROUGH MON...N WINDS TO 30 KT ALONG WITH LARGE SWELLS CAN BE EXPECTED S OF 28N E OF 67W. $$ AMZ080-012130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON 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/CHRISTENSEN