000 FZNT23 KNHC 102100 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 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. AMZ089-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 17.9N 62.4W 1007 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING NW AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. MARIA WILL MOVE NW TO NEAR 19.0N 63.8W EARLY SUN AND INTO THE SW N ATLC NEAR 20.6N 65.4W SUN AFTERNOON. SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 80W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THROUGH MON. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE FROM 17N39W TO 09N46W WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON AND REACH THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TUE. $$ AMZ082-110330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N E OF 83W...AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT WED. $$ AMZ084-110330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 80W. .SUN THROUGH TUE...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. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-110330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .TONIGHT AND SUN...E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 65W. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E OF 69W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 69W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-110330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 17N W OF 59W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM NE QUADRANT OF MARIA. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR HIGHER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 14N W OF 61W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 60W 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 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N W OF 60W SUN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING SE BEHIND WAVE. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 27N73W TO 23N76W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND REACH S FLORIDA SUN EVENING. TROPICAL STORM MARIA IN THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC WILL MOVE NW TO NEAR 20.6N 65.4W SUN AFTERNOON...21.9N 67.0W EARLY MON...22.9N 68.2W MON AFTERNOON...25.5N 70.1W TUE AFTERNOON...THEN N TO 30.0N 70.0W WED AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-110330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING E OF 72W... .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 NW PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM NE QUADRANT OF MARIA AND 90 NM ELSEWHERE EXCEPT SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR HIGHER WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 71W WINDS N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 68W. .MON THROUGH WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 125 NM 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 IN 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. .THU...N OF 26N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT IN N TO NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TOP 9 FT IN N TO NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL