000 FZNT23 KNHC 060928 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 TUE SEP 06 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. AMZ089-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 06 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ENTERS TROPICAL N ATLC N OF 13N TODAY AND MOVES NW THROUGH PUERTO RICO THU. LOW PRES SYSTEM ENTERS TROPICAL N ATLC ALONG 14N FRI AND APPROACHES THE ISLANDS SAT. $$ AMZ082-061530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 06 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-061530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 06 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SAT..N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-061530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 06 2011 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 65W WED. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E OF 67W N OF 14N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 67W S OF 14N NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BETWEEN 67W AND 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W E WINDS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTRED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART SAT. $$ AMZ087-061530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 06 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 60W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E PART LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 15N. .THU...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT SHIFT NE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 13N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES. .SAT...N OF 18N E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 14N TO 18N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES. $$ AMZ088-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 06 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 26.5N 65.1W 950 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 06 MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. CENTER OF KATIA REACH 27.4N 66.2W TUE AFTERNOON...28.6N 67.6W EARLY WED AND 30.2N 69.0W WED AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING N OF AREA OVERNIGHT WED NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS FAR NW WATERS TONIGHT AND DISSIPATES THERE BY THU. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE ZONE IN THE WAKE OF KATIA THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-061530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE SEP 06 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 24N E OF 72W... .TODAY THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 115 GUSTS TO 140 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 360 NM N AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF KATIA. HIGHEST SEAS TO 45 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N W OF 77W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL WED THROUGH THU. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 75W S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT THROUGH THU EXCEPT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT N OF BAHAMAS E OF 78W WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT E OF 78W WED THROUGH THU EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 22N E OF 75W NEAR KATIA. .FRI...N OF 28N E OF 76W SW TO W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF 70W W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...E OF 75W SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W OF 75W N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 22N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER