000 FZNT23 KNHC 012102 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 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. AMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU SEP 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...KATIA HAS RECENTLY BEEN DOWNGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM NEAR 16.1N 49.2W...BUT IS FORECAST TO REINTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE AS IT MOVES TO 16.8N 51.0W OVERNIGHT...AND CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO 17.7N 52.9W FRI AFTERNOON...TO 18.7N 54.6W LATE FRI...TO THE NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS NEAR 19.7N 56.1W BY SAT AFTERNOON...TO 21.6N 59.0W BY LATE SAT...AND N OF THE AREA TO 22.5N 62.0W 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. $$ AMZ082-020330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU SEP 01 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-020330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU SEP 01 2011 .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 NIGHT...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. .TUE...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-020330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU SEP 01 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-020330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU SEP 01 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 17N E OF 62W... .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 62W 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 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT BY SUN. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 23 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. .TUE...N OF 20N S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. FROM 18N TO 20N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU SEP 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM THE CAROLINAS TO BERMUDA IN THE WAKE OF A WEAKENING TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS. THE HIGH PRES WILL WEAKEN SUN INTO MON...AHEAD OF THE APPROACH OF HURRICANE KATIA. KATIA IS CURRENTLY FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE FAR E PART OF THE AREA NEAR 25.5N 65.0W. $$ AMZ080-020330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU SEP 01 2011 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 68W TUE... .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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 E OF 68E LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. .TUE...E OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 25 FT. FROM 68W TO 71W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N W OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AL