000 FZNT23 KNHC 282114 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 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. AMZ089-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 19.3N 60.6W 1001 MB MOVING NORTH NORTHWEST AT 6 KT. OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 20.2N 61.0W TONIGHT...TO 21.6N 61.7W THU... THEN MOVING N OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC TO 23.3N 62.5W THU NIGHT. OTHERWISE...A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL EXIST OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN...WITH TRADES INCREASING IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AS THE PRES PATTERN TIGTHENS. $$ AMZ082-290330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N E OF 78W. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W LATE. .SUN AND MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N MON. $$ AMZ084-290330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 82W. S OF 12N NW TO N 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 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-290330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 15N E OF 67W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 70W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 15N W OF 70W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-290330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 18N BETWEEN 59W AND 63W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. S OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 63W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SHIFTING N OF AREA LATE THU NIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT SHIFTING N OF AREA LATE THU NIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. S OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE WINDS S OF 14N THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N SHIFTING N OF AREA LATE THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 19N E OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES JUST N OF THE AREA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH THU MOVING NE FRI AND SAT. TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT MOVES BY E OF THE SW N ATLC WATERS FRI THROUGH SAT. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION THU AND FRI EXTENDING FROM 31N77W TO CAPE CANAVERAL LATE FRI WHERE IT WILL STALL. A STRONGER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION EARLY SAT RAPIDLY MOVE E MERGING WITH THE STALLED FRONT...EXTENDING FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS SUN THEN SHIFTING E OF THE AREA MON. $$ AMZ080-290330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT SE PORTION LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT N OF 22N E OF 68W THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF 68W THU NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL FRI NIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 72W FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF 68W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 EXCEPT NW TO N 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY