000 FZNT23 KNHC 202057 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 TUE SEP 20 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. AMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH ALONG 82W FROM 14N TO 23N WILL DRIFT W AND REACH THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE THU. LOW PRES IN THE EASTERN ATLC IS FORECAST TO TRACK W WITH POTENTIAL TO INTENSIFY INTO TROPICAL CYCLONE AS IT ENTERS THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE FRI AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN SAT. $$ AMZ082-210330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 20 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N OF 18N E OF TROUGH AXIS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS W OF 82W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 18N E OF 77W. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-210330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 20 2011 .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 82W 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 2 FT. .FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E 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. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-210330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 20 2011 .TONIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 14N W OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 14N W OF 70W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-210330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 20 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 12N WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT N OF 12N WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N PART LATE. .FRI...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS SHIFTING SE OVER E PORTION LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT. S OF 12N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE TO S E OF LOW PRES CENTER. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...N OF 18N W OF 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 16N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. EXPECT INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS OVER SE PART SAT AND SUN AS LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... MOVES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND CARIBBEAN SEA LATE IN FORECAST PERIOD. $$ AMZ080-210330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 20 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL W OF 78W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N AND E OF BAHAMAS LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW 10 KT NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR