000 FZNT23 KNHC 140909 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED SEP 14 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. AMZ089-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH ALONG 70W WILL LIFT NW THROUGH THE WEEKEND IN THE WAKE OF T.S. MARIA NOW WELL N OF THE AREA. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM THE N CENTRAL ATLC. $$ AMZ082-141530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 14 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART THU NIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. $$ AMZ084-141530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 14 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .FRI...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W 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. $$ AMZ086-141530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED SEP 14 2011 .TODAY...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 70W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF 70W BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 70W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF 70W BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .SAT...S OF 16N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 15N E OF 67W E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 15N E OF 67W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-141530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 14 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N 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. $$ AMZ088-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED SEP 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 24.2N 68.6W 1001 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING N AT 09 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. MARIA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 26.7N 68.8W THIS AFTERNOON...NEAR 30.4N 68.5W TONIGHT...THEN N OF THE AREA THU MORNING. A TROUGH WILL TRAIL FROM MARIA AND EXTEND ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY THU...AND MIGRATE SLOWLY NW TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-141530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 21N E OF 70W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE INCREASING TO 175 NM TONIGHT..0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW 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 CHRISTENSEN