000 FZNT23 KNHC 281523 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 WED SEP 28 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. AMZ089-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 18.7N 59.9W 1002 MB MOVING NW 3 KT. OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NW TO NEAR 19.5N 60.5W THIS EVENING...TO 20.9N 61.1W THU MORNING...THEN N OF AREA TO 22.5N 61.8W THU EVENING. OTHERWISE...A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL EXIST OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ082-282130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-282130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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. .THU AND THU NIGHT...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. 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. .SUN...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-282130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 15N E OF 65W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 15N E OF 65W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 15N E OF 67W SW TO W 10 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 14N W OF 68W E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N E OF 72W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 15N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 15N. .SUN...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-282130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 17N E OF 62W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT WITH MAX WINDS 45 KT GUST 55 KT...INCREASING 50 KT GUST 60 KT WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANTS TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM WINDS WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...75 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH MAX WINDS 55 KT GUST 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH MAX SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N. .FRI...N OF 19N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. N OF 19N E OF 60W WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. S OF 19N 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. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES JUST N OF THE AREA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY BUT GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THU THEN MOVE NE FRI AND SAT. TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC IS FORECAST TO INTENSITY TO HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT MOVES E OF THE ZONE FRI THROUGH SAT. WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION THU AND FRI THEN EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SAT. A STRONGER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW SAT AND RAPIDLY MOVE E MERGING WITH THE WEAK FRONT AND EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N68W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS SUN. $$ AMZ080-282130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 27N W OF 70W 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 6 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. S OF 27N W OF 68W 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 68W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS/CHRISTENSEN