000 FZNT23 KNHC 101524 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 17.3N 61.5W 1009 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING NW AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. MARIA IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND MOVE NW TO 18.4N 63.2W THIS EVENING...19.9N 64.9W SUN MORNING BEFORE EXITING THE AREA LATER ON SUN. SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 80W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE FROM 17N38W TO 08N45W WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON AND REACH THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TUE. $$ AMZ082-102130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...W OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-102130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ086-102130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 67W INCLUDING THE ATLC PASSAGES. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 15N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 65W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT ACROSS THE ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 15N E OF 65W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 70W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ087-102130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 16N... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM NE QUADRANT OF MARIA. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR HIGHER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS OF MARIA. HIGHEST SEAS TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...SHIFTING TO SE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 14N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 13N. .TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 13N TO 18N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 13N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 58W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .MON...N OF 18N W OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...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. $$ AMZ088-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 26N72W TO 21N75W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BAHAMAS THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN REACH S FLORIDA SUN. TROPICAL STORM MARIA IN THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TONIGHT THEN WILL MOVE TO NEAR 21.4N 66.5W SUN EVENING. MARIA WILL RE-GAIN TROPICAL STORM FORCE NEAR 22.7N 68.0W MON MORNING...AND REACH 24.9N 70.2W TUE MORNING...29.0N 71.0W WED MORNING. $$ AMZ080-102130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 72W MON THROUGH WED... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FAR SE PART. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT FAR SE PART. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH AND NW PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT S OF 25N E OF 68W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT S OF 25N E OF 68W. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 68W. .MON THROUGH WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED WITHIN 125 NM NE...AND 60 NM SE AND SW QUADRANTS OF MARIA. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM N AND 150 M S SEMICIRCLES OF MARIA WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE AND WED. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IM S SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL WED. $$ FORECASTER GR