000 FZNT23 KNHC 062127 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 TUE SEP 6 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. AMZ089-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOURTEEN NEAR 11.8N 37.0W 1008 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 6 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC FRI AS A TROPICAL STORM AND APPROACH THE LEEWARD ISLANDS SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 55W N OF 13N WILL MOVE NW TOWARD PUERTO RICO THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-070330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 82W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH SUN...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-070330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 .TONIGHT..N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...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. $$ AMZ086-070330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 15N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 15N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 70W. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL N OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. N OF 15N E OF 65W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N E OF 65W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 65W. $$ AMZ087-070330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 14N FRI AND SAT... .TONIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 58W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 16N E OF 58W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 14N E OF 60W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 15N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 20N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 13N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. .FRI AND SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS N OF 14N. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT. HIGHEST SEAS BUILDING TO 35 FT. S OF 14N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO SE SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 14N. .SUN...N OF 16N W OF 60W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 16N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 60W. $$ AMZ088-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 27.6N 66.7W 963 MB AT 2100 UTC SEP 6 MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. CENTER OF KATIA WILL REACH 28.5N 67.8W EARLY WED...29.9N 66.2W WED AFTERNOON AND MOVE N OF THE AREA EARLY THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER FAR NW WATERS TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE ZONE IN THE WAKE OF KATIA THU THROUGH SAT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOURTEEN IS FORECAST TO REACH SE PORTION SUN AS A HURRICANE OR STRONG TROPICAL STORM. $$ AMZ080-070330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 25N E OF 72W... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS TO 110 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 400 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 24N E OF 75W NEAR KATIA. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N E OF 76W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 28N W OF 76W W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .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. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S OF 23N E OF 69W. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL