000 FZNT23 KNHC 140249 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 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. AMZ089-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE INLAND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ALONG 90W WILL CONTINUE INLAND THROUGH WED. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 61W IS MOVING W AT 15 TO 20 KT. THE WAVE WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TONIGHT...ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TO NEAR 65W BY WED AFTERNOON...TO NEAR 72W THU AFTERNOON...TO NEAR 78W FRI AFTERNOON...TO NEAR 84W BY SAT AFTERNOON AND INLAND JUST WEST OF THE AREA LATE SAT INTO SUN. $$ AMZ082-140930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 13 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 84W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART THU NIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. $$ AMZ084-140930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 13 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 11N E OF 78W BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT N OF 11N E OF 78W 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N E OF 80W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...N OF 12N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. 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 AND SUN...N OF 12N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N W OF 81W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. $$ AMZ086-140930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 13 2011 .TONIGHT AND WED...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N E OF 72W THROUGH TONIGHT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 70W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF 70W BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 70W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF 70W BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .SAT...S OF 16N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 15N E OF 67W E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 15N E OF 67W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-140930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 57W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N W OF 57W...AND S OF 12N E OF 57W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION AND S OF 12N. .THU THROUGH SUN...FROM 11N TO 17N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 23.5N 68.2W 1003 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING N AT 08 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. MARIA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 25.5N 68.5W BY WED MORNING...NEAR 28.8N 68.7W EARLY WED NIGHT...AND TO N OF AREA NEAR 32.8N 67.7W BY THU MORNING. A TROUGH WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ALONG 71W S OF 31N IN THE WAKE OF MARIA THU AND FRI...THEN SHIFT W TO 75W/76W SAT AND TO NEAR 79W BY LATE SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ALONG THE UNITED STATED E COAST SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ080-140930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 13 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 21N E OF 70W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE ...0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT... 90 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 19 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 21N TO 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL BETWEEN 70W AND 77W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 77W. S OF 21N BETWEEN 67W AND 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 21N E 67W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 70W. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N E OF 77W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 70W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE INCREASING TO 175 NM WED NIGHT..0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 21 FT. 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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. S OF 28N E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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 THU NIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR MARIA. .FRI AND SAT...BETWEEN TROUGH AND 71W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N... AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF TROUGH. .SUN...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE