000 FZNT23 KNHC 080912 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 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. AMZ089-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 13.5N 48.2W 1002 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W AT 20 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. MARIA IS FORECAST TO REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC OVERNIGHT THU NIGHT NEARING 15.3N 57.8W FRI AFTERNOON...TO NEAR 16.7N 60.8W EARLY SAT MORNING AND MOVE TO 19.5N65.5W EARLY SUN MORNING. $$ AMZ082-080930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2011 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 19N W OF 86W TONIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .MON...N OF 18N E OF 83W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 80W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-080930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2011 .TODAY...N OF 11N E OF 77W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .TONIGHT 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. $$ AMZ086-080930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2011 .TODAY...S OF 14N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N E OF 70W. .TONIGHT...N OF 14N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 65W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 13N E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT AND TO 11 FT IN E FACING ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 13N E OF 68W E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE LATE FRI AND BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT E OF 64W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N E OF 65W. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 F...EXCEPT N OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E OF 65W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N E OF 65W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 65W. .MON...E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 70W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-080930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING E OF 60W FROM 12N TO 18N... .TODAY...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS N OF 18N W OF 60W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N AND FROM 12N TO 16N E OF 59W. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF MARIA. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 45 NM SW SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 23 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SHIFTING SE BEHIND MARIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT FRI THROUGH SAT. 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 20 TO 33 KT 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. $$ AMZ088-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE KATIA N OF AREA NEAR 32.0N 70.2W 970 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING N AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE N OF 29N TODAY. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF KATIA THU THROUGH SAT. TROPICAL STORM MARIA WILL REACH THE FAR SE PORTION NEAR 19.5N 65.5W EARLY SUN MORNING AND PASS NW TO 26.0N 72.0W BY EARLY TUE MORNING. $$ AMZ080-080930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 29N BETWEEN 66W AND 73W... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 28N E OF 74W SAT THROUGH MON... .TODAY...N OF 26N E OF 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT EXCEPT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF KATIA DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 28N LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM SE AND 250 NM SW QUADRANTS OF KATIA WITH SEAS 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. N OF 26N W OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. FROM 21N TO 26N 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 26N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND AND TSTMS E OF 72W. .TONIGHT 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...E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT WITHIN 240 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF MARIA AND SHIFTING SE BEHIND MARIA. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. W OF 75W N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 75W S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF MARIA. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER