000 FZNT23 KNHC 142116 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 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. AMZ089-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 18N70W TO 12N73W WILL MOVE WNW TO ALONG 18N74W 12N76W BY THU NIGHT AS CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC AND NE CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TRADES TO INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-150330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 14 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART THU NIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-150330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 14 2011 .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 WINDS BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN. 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. .MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-150330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED SEP 14 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 68W SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 15N W OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 15N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N BETWEEN 66W AND 70W...AND FAR SE PART LATE. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 70W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF 70W BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 70W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF 70W BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .SAT...S OF 16N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 15N E OF 67W E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 15N E OF 67W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-150330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 14 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 59W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .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. .MON...N OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED SEP 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM MARIA NEAR 26.3N 69.3W 1001 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING N AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. MARIA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 29.2N 68.8W LATE TONIGHT...AND TO N OF AREA NEAR 33.8N 66.8W BY THU AFTERNOON. A TROUGH WILL TRAIL FROM MARIA AND EXTEND ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY THU. THE TROUGH WILL SLOWLY MOVE WNW TO ALONG 31N67W TO 21N78W FRI...FROM 31N73W TO 21N79W SAT AND SUN...AND FROM 31N75W TO 21N80W BY LATE MON AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S ALONG THE U.S. E COAST. $$ AMZ080-150330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 23N E OF 70W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT...BECOMING 160 NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT LATE. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT...INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 21 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 22N E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 N OF 21N E OF 71W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 69W S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 55 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE 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 N OF 28N E OF 70W. .FRI THROUGH 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 AND MON...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 79W NE INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 79W BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE