000 FZNT23 KNHC 072101 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 WED SEP 7 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. AMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 13.3N 44.1W 1002 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING W AT 21 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. MARIA IS FORECAST TO REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC EARLY FRI NEAR 15.0N 55.0W...TO NEAR 16.0N 58.5W FRI AFTERNOON...AND TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS NEAR 18.5N 63.5W EARLY SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 62W S OF 20N WILL MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH SAT...AND REACH TO NEAR 75W SUN. $$ AMZ082-080330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N BETWEEN 83W AND 86W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 20N W OF 84W. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 19N W OF 81W E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-080330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2011 .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W 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. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .THU NIGHT 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. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-080330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2011 .TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 15N W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 15N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 15N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 70W. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ...EXCEPT N OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E OF 65W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N E OF 65W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 65W. .MON...E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 70W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-080330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 15N FRI AND SAT... .TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 16N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 20N E WINDS I20 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. .FRI THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 15N. FROM 13N TO 15N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING SE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 12N. .SUN...N OF 16N W OF 59W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N E OF 59W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 59W. .MON...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE KATIA NEAR 29.9N 69.7W 982 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING NW AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. THE CENTER OF KATIA WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA TO NEAR 31.3N 70.1W LATE TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE N OF 30N THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF KATIA THU THROUGH SAT. TROPICAL STORM MARIA WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR SE PORTION SAT AND TRACK NW TO NEAR 22.0N 68.0W SUN AND 25.0N 70.0W MON. $$ AMZ080-080330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 72W... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N E OF 71W SAT THROUGH MON... .TONIGHT AND THU...TROPICAL STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE AND 120 NM SW QUADRANTS OF KATIA. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS TO 95 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 390 NM NE...320 NM SE...240 NM SW AND 450 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 33 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FROM 25N TO 28N THU. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N W OF 75W W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 21N TO 25N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 21N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 26N E OF 71W. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N E OF 76W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 24N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 24N W OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER S OF 26N E OF 71W. S OF 26N W OF 71W NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 75W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF MARIA. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL