000 FZNT23 KNHC 290911 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU SEP 29 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. AMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 20.0N 61.1W 995 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NNW AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. OPHELIA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 21.1N 61.5W THIS AFTERNOON THEN INTENSIFY TO N OF THE AREA NEAR 22.8N 62.4W TONIGHT. OTHERWISE WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN WITH TRADES INCREASING IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AS THE PRES PATTERN TIGTHENS. $$ AMZ082-291530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2011 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W LATE. .SUN AND MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N MON. $$ AMZ084-291530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2011 .TODAY 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. $$ AMZ086-291530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 15N W OF 70W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-291530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 19N BETWEEN 59W AND 64W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE BECOMING WITHIN 105 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT THIS AFTERNOON AND 120 NM NE QUADRANT...105 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT TONIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT...BECOMING WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT TONIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT TONIGHT. 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 8 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. $$ AMZ088-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES JUST NE OF THE AREA WILL MOVE NE FRI AND SAT. TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE AS IT MOVES E OF THE AREA FRI THROUGH SAT. WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION THU AND FRI EXTENDING FROM 31N77W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL. A STRONGER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION FRI NIGHT AND MOVE RAPID MOVING E MERGING WITH THE STALLED FRONT...EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N71W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT AND FROM 31N65W TO SE BAHAMAS SUN AND OVER THE SE PORTION MON. $$ AMZ080-291530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 DGS