000 FZNT23 KNHC 200238 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 MON SEP 19 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. AMZ089-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON SEP 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL STRENGTHEN SOME THEN BUILD S ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC THU THROUGH SAT. LOW PRES IN THE FAR EASTERN ATLC IS FORECAST TO TRACK WESTWARD WITH THE POTENTIAL TO INTENSIFY INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE AS IT ENTERS THE EXTREME FAR EASTERN TROPICAL N ATLANTIC EARLY ON FRI...AND THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA SAT. $$ AMZ082-200930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON SEP 19 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 18N E OF 78W INCREASING TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT S OF 18N E OF 80W. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 78W SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF 78W SAT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SHIFTING TO NE FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-200930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON SEP 19 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT W OF 80W...AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 80W. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-200930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON SEP 19 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 69W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 69W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 14N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 12N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 12N. .FRI...E OF 67W NE TO WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 67W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF 64W SHIFTING TO SE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 73W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-200930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON SEP 19 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 58W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E PORTION IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FAR E PORTION TUE NIGHT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N E OF 56W AND W OF 59W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 60W SHIFTING TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST FAR E PORTION. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE FAR E PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING INTO FAR E PORTION LATE WED NIGHT. .THU...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 20 INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL LATE. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR E PORTION. .FRI...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS ...SHIFTING TO SE OVER E PORTION. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 58W SHIFTING TO SE TO S. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...N OF 15N W OF 58W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY... THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON SEP 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 29N77W WILL DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRES CENTERED N OF AREA WILL MOVE S WITH A RIDGE SW ALONG 31N LATE THU THROUGH SAT AS INTENSIFYING LOW PRES...OR POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...MOVES THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. $$ AMZ080-200930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON SEP 19 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT N OF 27N 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 76W ...AND N OF 27N W OF 77W. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 69W. .THU...S OF 24N E OF 71W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 71W. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N W OF 72W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE FRI. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N W OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN 69W AND 75W...AND 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 69W AND 75W...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF 75W. S OF 22N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE