000 FZNT23 KNHC 230237 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 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. AMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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. $$ AMZ082-230930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 22 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-230930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 22 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W 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 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 82W. S OF 11N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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. $$ AMZ086-230930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 22 2011 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT..NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 14N W OF 68W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT MON. $$ AMZ087-230930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 22 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 16N FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT... .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. $$ AMZ088-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE OVER CENTRAL ATLC WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE E TO SE BREEZE ACROSS BASIN THROUGH MOST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE OVER THE E PART AS TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA REACHES 25.5N 65.0W BY TUE. $$ AMZ080-230930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 22 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 67W TUE... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W. SEA 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 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 NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 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 SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 77W. 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 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL W OF 78W. 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 E TO SE 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 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 E TO 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