000 FZNT23 KNHC 100929 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 SAT SEP 10 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. AMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 16.0N 60.2W 1005 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NW AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. MARIA IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NW TO 17.0N 61.5W THIS AFTERNOON...18.5N 64.0W TONIGHT BEFORE EXITING THE AREA EARLY SUN. SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 77W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE FROM 17N37W TO 05N45W WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON AND REACH THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TUE. $$ AMZ082-101530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...W OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-101530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. .SUN 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. $$ AMZ086-101530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 16N E OF 65W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NW QUADRANT OF MARIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 15N E OF 65W...AND TO 10 TO 15 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING S TO SE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 65W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT N OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W. N OF 15N E OF 65W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 15N E OF 65W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 65W. .MON THROUGH WED...E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 70W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ087-101530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 16N... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 100 NW QUADRANTS OF MARIA. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR HIGHER WITHIN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. 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. $$ AMZ088-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH ALONG 75W S OF 27N WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BAHAMAS TODAY...THEN REACH S FLORIDA SUN. A RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA MON. TROPICAL STORM MARIA IN THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC WILL MOVE TO NEAR 20.0N 66.0W SUN AFTERNOON AND 21.5N 67.5W SUN NIGHT. MARIA WILL INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT REACHES 23.5N 69.5W MON NIGHT...REACHING 27.5N 70.5W TUE NIGHT...THEN N OF AREA TO 34.0N 68.5W BY LATE WED. $$ AMZ080-101530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING SUN S OF 22N E OF 69W... ...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 73W SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E 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 THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 70W THIS AFTERNOON. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 100 NM NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER OF MARIA. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 24 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. .SUN NIGHT 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 CHRISTENSEN