000 FZNT23 KNHC 212036 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 21 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. AMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL DRIFT W AND REACH THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR 18N61W WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA INTO THE SW N ATLC WATERS BY THU. TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA IS CENTERED NEAR 13.6N 44.7W AT 21/2100 UTC MOVING W OR 280 DEGREES AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH OPHELIA ARE FORECAST TO ENTER TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE FRI. OPHELIA WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE NEAR 17.5N 58.5W SAT AFTERNOON...AND NEAR 20.0N 62.5W SUN AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ082-220330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 21 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 20N ALONG TROUGH. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 18N E OF 77W. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-220330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 21 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N W OF 79W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 11N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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. .MON...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-220330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED SEP 21 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 14N W OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT S OF 14N W OF 70W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-220330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 12N FRI THROUGH SUN... .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF LOW PRES WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14 NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 58W THU NIGHT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 12N WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT WITHIN 180 NM N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF OPHELIA. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. S OF 12N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 16N TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. S OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...N OF 17N E OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 17N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED SEP 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE OVER CENTRAL ATLC WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE OVER THE SE PART SAT AND SUN AS TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA MOVES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC. OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE SE PART OF THE ZONE ON MON. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE NW PART BY SUN AND EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO THE NW BAHAMAS BY MON. $$ AMZ080-220330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED SE PART SUN... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEA 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 23N AND E OF BAHAMAS LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW 10 KT NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 68W WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR