000 FZNT23 KNHC 120303 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 SUN SEP 11 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. AMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN SEP 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WHILE THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARIA HAS MOVED WNW OUT OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE N OF 20N W OF 63W TONIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE W CARIBBEAN ALONG 84W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT AND MON. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON AND REACH THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TUE. IT WILL CROSS THE E CARIBBEAN TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-120930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN SEP 11 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-120930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN SEP 11 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 82W. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 13N E OF 79W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-120930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SUN SEP 11 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 66W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE TONIGHT. W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE WINDS E OF 69W TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N E OF 64W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 69W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE MON NIGHT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-120930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 20N W OF 63W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM NE QUADRANT OF MARIA. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N W OF 60W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN SEP 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 20.2N 65.9W 1005 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING WNW AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. MARIA WILL MOVE NW TO NEAR 21.1N 67.0W MON MORNING... 22.5N 68.2W MON NIGHT...23.7N 69.2W TUE MORNING...25.5N 69.5W TUE NIGHT...THEN STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE AS IT MOVES N OF THE AREA NEAR 31.5N 68.2W WED NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ080-120930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 26N E OF 71W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 71W WED... .TONIGHT AND MON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM NE... 100 NM SE AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS OF MARIA. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF 71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF 70W MON. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 71W. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 125 NM NE...100 NM SE...45 NM SW...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS OF MARIA. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT TUE... 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT TUE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 71W. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED N OF 24N E OF 71W WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N WED. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT WED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 30 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 23N W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT WED. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF 71W. .THU AND FRI...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT FRI. N OF 28N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL