000 FZNT23 KNHC 222053 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 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. AMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU SEP 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH JUST W OF PUERTO RICO WILL MOVE W AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 13.8N 48.9W AT 22/2100 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 NIGHT AND REACH 18.5N 57.3W SAT AFTERNOON...21.5N 61.5W SUN AFTERNOON AND MOVE JUST N OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT INTO MON MORNING. $$ AMZ082-230330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU SEP 22 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-230330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU SEP 22 2011 .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 AND SAT NIGHT...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. .TUE...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-230330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU SEP 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-230330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU SEP 22 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 16N FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN... .TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 58W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 58W. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 10N AND E OF 58W. .FRI...N OF 16N E OF 60W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 16N 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 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 17N TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HIGHEST WINDS 45 GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. S OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 7 FT SUN. .MON...N OF 19N W OF 62W S TO SW DIMINISHING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 13N TO 19N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 20N S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 13N TO 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU SEP 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE OVER CENTRAL ATLC WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE E TO SE BREEZE ACROSS BASIN THROUGH MOST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE OVER THE E PART AS TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA REACHES 25.5N 65.0W BY TUE. $$ AMZ080-230330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU SEP 22 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 67W TUE... .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 AND SAT 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 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 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 67W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE E OF 67W WITH. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR