000 FZNT23 KNHC 221505 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 22 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. AMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH JUST W OF PUERTO RICO WILL MOVE W AND DISSIPATE TODAY. TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 13.6N 47.6W AT 22/1500 UTC MOVING W AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 55 GUSTS TO 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND ASSOCIATED WITH OPHELIA ARE EXPECTED TO ENTER TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE FRI AND REACH 17.N 56.5W SAT MORNING...20.5N 60.5W SAT NIGHT AND MOVE JUST N OF THE AREA MON MORNING NEAR 22.5N 63.0W. $$ AMZ082-222130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 22 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-222130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 22 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 77W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 11N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .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. $$ AMZ086-222130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 22 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-222130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 22 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 14N FRI THROUGH SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT E OF 58W TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 58W TONIGHT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 14N WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. HIGHEST WINDS 50 GUSTS TO 60 KT WITHIN 180 NM N AND 100 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF OPHELIA. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 15N TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HIGHEST WINDS 45 GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT SUN. .MON...N OF 18N W OF 60W SE TO S DIMINISHING TO WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 60W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE OVER CENTRAL ATLC WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE E TO SE BREEZE ACROSS BASIN THROUGH FRI. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE OVER THE SE PART SAT AND SUN AS TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA MOVES ACROSS THE N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC. OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE SE PART OF ZONE MON WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS BUILDING TO OVER 12 FT. $$ AMZ080-222130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU SEP 22 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED SE PART MON... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEA 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL NW PART. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL NW PART. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT S OF 25N E OF 68W LATE. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 77W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NW PART. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS NW PART. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 68W WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL/WALLY BARNES