000 FZNT23 KNHC 020322 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM KATIA AT 16.7N 50.6W AT 0300 UTC FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 18.5N 54.0W FRI EVENING AND INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO 19.5N 55.5W SAT MORNING...20.5N 57.0W SAT EVENING...AND TO 22.5N 60.5W SUN EVENING. HIGH PRES OVER CAROLINAS WEAKEN AS KATIA MOVES THROUGH ATLC...ALLOWING TRADE WINDS TO DIMINISH OVER CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-020930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 01 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-020930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 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 FT LATE. S OF 12N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 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 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. $$ AMZ086-020930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 01 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-020930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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 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 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 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 GUSTS 115 KT 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 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 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. $$ AMZ088-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILD FROM CAROLINAS TO BERMUDA IN WAKE OF WEAKENING TROUGH MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN WATERS. HIGH PRES WEAKEN SUN INTO MON AHEAD OF APPROACH OF HURRICANE KATIA EXPECTED TO MOVE TO 25.0N 63.5W MON EVENING AND INTO FAR E PART OF AREA TO NEAR 26.5N 67.0W TUE EVENING. $$ AMZ080-020930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 01 2011 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 70W MON AND 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 TO 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 74W. ISOLATED 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 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 N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AND TO 30 KT E OF 68W LATE EXCEPT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM THEN HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 27 FT. W OF 70W S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N W OF 76W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF 75W LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 68W NEAR KATIA. .TUE...E OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM THEN HURRICANE 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 STORM 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 EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 72W NEAR KATIA. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES