000 FZNT23 KNHC 021523 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 02 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. AMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 02 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 17.5N 52.4W 991 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 02 MOVING 300 OR WNW DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. KATIA IS FORECAST INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 19.6N 55.2W SAT MORNING...THEN CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY IT MOVES TO 20.6N 56.4W SAT EVENING...AND TO 21.7N 57.9W SUN MORNING BEFORE MOVING INTO THE SW N ATLC AREA BETWEEN PUERTO RICO AND BERMUDA BY LATE SUN. $$ AMZ082-022130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 02 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AT NIGHT S OF 16N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-022130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 02 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ086-022130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 02 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT E OF 65W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-022130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 02 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 17N E OF 62W... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 17N E OF 58W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 135 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 45 GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 21 FT. FROM 13N TO 17N E OF 58W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 13N BETWEEN 58W AND 62W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 62W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 14N E OF 60W. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN 135 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 70 GUSTS 85 KT SUN. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 37 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E OF 60W NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SHIFTING SW TO W SUN. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 12 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 S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF 62W DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 20N W OF 60W...15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE W OF 58W AND BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 58W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. FROM 15N TO 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .TUE...N OF 21N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 59W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 15N TO 18N E OF 59W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART LATE. $$ AMZ088-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 02 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM BERMUDA TO 29N76W WILL LIFT OUT TONIGHT...AS HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM THE N CENTRAL ATLC TO THE BAHAMAS. THE HIGH PRES WILL WEAKEN SUN AHEAD OF APPROACHING HURRICANE KATIA...CENTERED NEAR 17.5N 52.4W 991 MB AT 1500 UTC SEP 02 MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 12 KT. KATIA WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NW THIS WEEKEND REACHING 24.0N 61.0W BY EARLY MON...26.0N 64.0W BY EARLY TUE...AND TO 27.0N 67.0W BY EARLY WED. $$ AMZ080-022130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 02 2011 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 70W MON AND TUE... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF 70W. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 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 TO 33 KT E OF 68W LATE EXCEPT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 135 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 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...TROPICAL STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 135 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. FROM 70W TO 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 72W NEAR KATIA. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER/CHRISTENSEN