000 FZNT23 KNHC 122045 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 MON SEP 12 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. AMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON SEP 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS...SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING INLAND OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE W OF 84W THROUGH TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE ENTERING THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL REACH THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TUE NIGHT...THEN CROSS THE E CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED NIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS THE WEST-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-130330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON SEP 12 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SE PART THU. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SE PART THU. .THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE .FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. $$ AMZ084-130330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON SEP 12 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 80W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 78W THU. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 78W THU. .THU...E OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 78W .FRI...N OF 12N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 11N E OF 81W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .SAT...N OF 13N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR WAVE. $$ AMZ086-130330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON SEP 12 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 69W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-130330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON SEP 12 2011 .TONIGHT... N OF 18N W OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 6 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 7 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL N OF 12N WED. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...FROM 11N TO 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON SEP 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 21.0N 67.5W 1006 MB AT 5 PM EDT DRIFTING NW AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. MARIA WILL MOVE NW WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN MAXIMUM WINDS TO NEAR 21.6N 68.0W EARLY TUE...22.8N 68.6W TUE AFTERNOON...N TO 24.8N 69.2W EARLY WED AND 27.5N 69.2W WED AFTERNOON...THEN N OF THE AREA THU. A TROUGH WILL LINGER ALONG 71W THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-130330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING E OF 71W... .TONIGHT AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE...135 NM SE AND 75 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT E OF BAHAMAS TUE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE TUE EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT E OF 77W TUE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 72W. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 23N E OF 71W. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 22N W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N 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. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N E OF 71W. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 28N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT FRI AND 4 TO 5 FT SAT. N OF 28N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL