000 FZNT23 KNHC 271542 AAA OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...UPDATED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1145 AM EDT TUE SEP 27 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. AMZ089-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1145 AM EDT TUE SEP 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES...REMNANTS OF OPHELIA...NEAR 19N60W 1010 MB IS MOVING SLOWLY NW. THE REMNANT LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO NEAR 20N61W BY LATE TONIGHT...TO 20N62W WED EVENING...TO NEAR 21N62W EARLY THU AND TO JUST NW OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE LATE THU NIGHT INTO FRI WITH THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE. A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL EXIST OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-272130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1145 AM EDT TUE SEP 27 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 18N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 18N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 17N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 17N E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-272130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1145 AM EDT TUE SEP 27 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .THU...N OF 12N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 11N SW TO W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 82W N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF 82W 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 12N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-272130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1145 AM EDT TUE SEP 27 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 15N E OF 65W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 15N E OF 65W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 15N E OF 67W SW TO W 10 KT. .THU...N OF 15N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 14N W OF 68W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N E OF 72W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 15N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 15N. $$ AMZ087-272130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...UPDATED 1145 AM EDT TUE SEP 27 2011 UPDATED WIND RADII FOR REMNANT LOW THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT OF REMNANT LOW OF OPHELIA WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N W OF 60W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N E OF 62W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT OF REMNANT LOW OPHELIA WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 62W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N W OF 62W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N E OF 63W. .THU...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE...240 NM SE QUADRANT AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF REMNANT LOW OPHELIA WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 58W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 62W W TO NW. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 17N E OF 58W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 21N 6 TO 9 FT N OF 21N. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 11N SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 18N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 61W S TO SW. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1145 AM EDT TUE SEP 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS...THE BERMUDA HIGH WILL REMAIN STATIONARY BUT GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THU THEN SHIFT NE OF THE AREA FRI AND SAT. LOW PRES...REMNANTS OF OPHELIA ...CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE NW TROPICAL N ATLC WILL MOVE TO JUST E OF THE ZONE THU THROUGH SAT. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION THU FRI AND WILL REACH FROM 31N73W TO THE CENTRAL SAT...WHILE A STRONGER FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW WATERS. $$ AMZ080-272130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1145 AM EDT TUE SEP 27 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 69W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF 80W 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 74W AND 79W...AND ALSO E OF 71W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 79W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT SE PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 74W AND 79W. .THU...N OF 27N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT ...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF 68W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL LATE. N OF 27N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 68W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT WINDS...SHIFTING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE