000 FZNT23 KNHC 292120 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 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. AMZ089-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE OPHELIA NEAR 21.4N 62.3W 987 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING NORTH NORTHWEST AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. OPHELIA WILL GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES JUST N OF THE AREA TO NEAR 22.8N 62.9W TONIGHT...THEN CONTINUING TO 25.0N 63.5W FRI. OTHERWISE A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN WITH TRADES INCREASING IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-300330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N MON. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-300330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 82W. S OF 12N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 78W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT E OF 78W LATE. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 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 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 82W. S OF 11N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-300330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT E OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-300330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 19N BETWEEN 59W AND 64W... .TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT...INCREASING TO 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 26 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT LATE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 58W SHIFTING N OF AREA LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 58W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS N OF 19N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES JUST NE OF THE AREA WILL MOVE NE FRI AND SAT. HURRICANE OPHELIA CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC IS FORECAST TO REMAIN JUST E OF THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST WILL EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS FRI MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL. A SECOND REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST FRI NIGHT...MERGING WITH THE STALLED FRONT AND REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO E CUBA SAT NIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE BY MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NE LATE MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ080-300330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 28N E OF 67W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 28N W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION AFTER MIDNIGHT. .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 INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT...AND BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL E OF 72W FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 10 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 WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND E OF 68W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 68W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. 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 AND NE PORTION. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 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 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 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. .TUE...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY