000 FZNT23 KNHC 131447 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 TUE SEP 13 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. AMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THROUGH WED. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 58W WILL REACH THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TONIGHT CROSSING THE E CARIBBEAN WED CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU THEN W CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-132130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 18N W OF 80W TODAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA. .THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART LATE. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. $$ AMZ084-132130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 11N E OF 78W WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N. .THU...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...N OF 12N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 12N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .SAT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR WAVE. $$ AMZ086-132130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N E OF 72W THROUGH TONIGHT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 70W LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W LATE THU. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 70W LATE THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-132130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 62W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N W OF 62W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...FROM 11N TO 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 22.1N 68.0W 1006 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING NNW AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. MARIA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 23.6N 68.4W TONIGHT NEAR 26.1N 68.8W WED...29.2N 68.5W WED NIGHT AND N OF THE AREA THU. TROUGH WILL LINGER ALONG 71W IN THE WAKE OF MARIA THU AND FRI...MOVING W SAT. A COLD FRONT MAY MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION LATE FRI. $$ AMZ080-132130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 13 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 20N E OF 70W... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM E SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM SE QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 28N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 175 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT WED NIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 21 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E OF 71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR MARIA. .THU...N OF 28N E OF 71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE THU...AND 1 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR MARIA. .FRI AND SAT...E OF 72W AND E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 72W AND W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT FAR NW PART SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 5 FT NE OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH AND FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY/DGS