000 FZNT23 KNHC 092113 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 FRI SEP 9 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. AMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 14.8N 58.6W 1004 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING NW AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. MARIA IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY SLOWLY AS IT MOVES NW TO 15.8N 60.6W EARLY SAT...17.2N 62.8W SAT AFTERNOON...THEN EXIT THE AREA NEAR 18.7N 64.9W EARLY SUN. SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 75W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 17N ALONG 38W WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON...AND REACH THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TUE. $$ AMZ082-100330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 19N E OF 84W 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...W OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-100330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 2011 .TONIGHT AND 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-100330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 15N E OF 66W... .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 100 NM NW QUADRANTS OF MARIA. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT N OF 15N E OF 66W SAT...AND TO 11 TO 16 FT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING S TO SE. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 66W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT N OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W. N OF 15N E OF 65W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 15N E OF 65W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 65W. .MON THROUGH WED...E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 70W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ087-100330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 14N... .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 100 NW QUADRANTS OF MARIA. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT SAT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT... SHIFTING TO SE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 13N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 13N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N E OF 60W 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. .MON AND TUE...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH ALONG 73W S OF 28N WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND SAT...THEN REACH S FLORIDA SUN. A RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA MON. TROPICAL STORM MARIA IN THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC NEAR 18.7N 64.9W EARLY SUN...WILL MOVE TO NEAR 20.0N 66.6W SUN AFTERNOON...22.7N 69.5W MON AFTERNOON... 25.5N 71.5W TUE AFTERNOON...AND 31.0N 71.0W WED AFTERNOON. IT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-100330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 73W SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED... .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 28N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N W OF 70W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS MOVING INTO THE SE PORTION SAT AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITHIN 150 NM NE ...100 NM NW AND 50 NM SW QUADRANTS OF MARIA. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF MARIA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 75W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL E OF 68W. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 71W. .MON THROUGH WED...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED WITHIN 150 NM NE...120 NM SE...60 NM SW AND 110 NM NW QUADRANTS OF MARIA. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM N AND 120 M S SEMICIRCLES OF MARIA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N W OF 73W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED E TO SE SWELL W OF 75W. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM OF MARIA. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL